as in assembling
to bring together in one body or place
rounded everyone up for one final training session
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Recent Examples of rounding up
People at the rallies don’t want ICE agents rounding up fellow Portlanders.
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Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
For Robbie Pfeffer of Playboy Manbaby, there’s more to putting on a music festival than rounding up a bunch of bands.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Kawaljeet Singh, a police officer and member of a specialist unit tasked with rounding up immigrants illegally in India from Bangladesh, confirmed that 40 members of the Rohingya community were deported to Myanmar on May 6.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
But that didn’t stop him from rounding up a group of 25 or 30 friends from their hometown in Jalisco, Mexico.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
If Homelander's takeover of the United States government and rounding up of his chief dissenters took place around Inauguration Day in January, Godolkin University's fall semester kicks off around the end of August.
—EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
At the neighboring home deputies saw a man and woman, the owners of the dogs involved in the attack, rounding up the animals to put them down.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2025
Despite evacuations for humans, the Corolla Wild Horse Fund reassures the public that rounding up the herd isn’t needed or safe—the horses are already storm-savvy.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
Our Top Picks for the Best Vacuum Sales Instead of rounding up your broom and mop to tackle messes, shop vacs that give you the best of both worlds.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Aug. 2025
Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
For Robbie Pfeffer of Playboy Manbaby, there’s more to putting on a music festival than rounding up a bunch of bands.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Kawaljeet Singh, a police officer and member of a specialist unit tasked with rounding up immigrants illegally in India from Bangladesh, confirmed that 40 members of the Rohingya community were deported to Myanmar on May 6.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
But that didn’t stop him from rounding up a group of 25 or 30 friends from their hometown in Jalisco, Mexico.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
If Homelander's takeover of the United States government and rounding up of his chief dissenters took place around Inauguration Day in January, Godolkin University's fall semester kicks off around the end of August.
—EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
At the neighboring home deputies saw a man and woman, the owners of the dogs involved in the attack, rounding up the animals to put them down.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2025
Despite evacuations for humans, the Corolla Wild Horse Fund reassures the public that rounding up the herd isn’t needed or safe—the horses are already storm-savvy.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
Our Top Picks for the Best Vacuum Sales Instead of rounding up your broom and mop to tackle messes, shop vacs that give you the best of both worlds.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding up
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But Apple has also faced challenges in its early experiments manufacturing in the country, most notably at a Wistron factory in Bengaluru assembling older model iPhones, which saw a labor riot in late 2020.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Another phenomenon at play, though, is an adjustment in how teams are assembling themselves, especially given that three preseason top-3 squads since 2022 have ultimately fallen to unranked at some point in the season.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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But the Chiefs didn’t pick up a first down on either one, collecting 15 yards worth of penalties on the second one to seal the loss.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 Oct. 2025
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Guard members have also been tasked with beautification efforts, like collecting trash, spreading mulch and painting fences.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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There was food, laughter and the kind of joy that comes from gathering around a baby.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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While gathering evidence to help determine the cause of an explosion or fire, ATF specialists are trained not to rush in drawing conclusions, Robin said.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Dooley, while amassing a record that would get him into the College Football Hall of Fame, still had a losing record against his alma mater (11-13-1).—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Sharpe first came to attention of football fans when an interview for the Daily Mail Sports Instagram channel went viral ahead of the European Championship final, amassing over 80 million views in total.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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By grouping her students according to their sign and ruling element, Prouse found a clever way to create a classroom that felt both welcoming and balanced, setting the tone for connection and community.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Microsoft Photos previously had a face-grouping feature, but that was removed earlier this year.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
13 Oct. 2025
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Mitchell Summers rambled for 250 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries, including an 80-yard score, while Jack Snyder threw for 147 yards and a TD while picking up 68 yards on the ground.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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With the strong onshore winds picking up as the storm begins tracking north, coastal flooding will also exacerbate any flooding that occurs from heavy rainfall.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
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Scientists continued the effort, eventually accumulating data from upward of 7,000 healthy individuals.—
Carrie Arnold,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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Outer lanes are more prone to accumulating water.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Rounding up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounding%20up. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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