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
Multiple videos shared online over the past three days show RSF fighters rounding up and killing large numbers of unarmed people.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
While the proposal is palatable to businesses, rounding up could be costly for consumers.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Bloomingdale’s annual philanthropic partnerships include No Kid Hungry, where customers can contribute by rounding up their in-store purchases to the nearest dollar or by adding a donation at online checkout.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
Similar deployments in other cities have led to rounding up of undocumented immigrants.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Courtesy of Cepee Tabibian In Spain, where service staff earn fairer wages, rounding up or leaving a few coins at restaurants is a small token of appreciation, not an expectation.
—Cepee Tabibian, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
People at the rallies don’t want ICE agents rounding up fellow Portlanders.
—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
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
Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
While the proposal is palatable to businesses, rounding up could be costly for consumers.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Bloomingdale’s annual philanthropic partnerships include No Kid Hungry, where customers can contribute by rounding up their in-store purchases to the nearest dollar or by adding a donation at online checkout.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
Similar deployments in other cities have led to rounding up of undocumented immigrants.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Courtesy of Cepee Tabibian In Spain, where service staff earn fairer wages, rounding up or leaving a few coins at restaurants is a small token of appreciation, not an expectation.
—Cepee Tabibian, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
People at the rallies don’t want ICE agents rounding up fellow Portlanders.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding up
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Music reality series focused on assembling a group have been around for years.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Oct. 2025
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Coaching the Crew The crew — including two backup crew members, NASA astronaut Andre Douglas and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jenni Gibbons — have been just as busy as the people assembling their spacecraft.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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The signs will rest in basements and on mantles for years, collecting dust.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Figures such as Tutivillus, dedicated to catching and collecting the sins of holy men, appear from the very early days of Christianity.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Beaver Moon takes its name from early Native American tribes as well as American colonists, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, when beavers begin sheltering in their lodges after gathering enough food to last the winter.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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But often these insightful gems are just left on our proverbial shelves gathering dust.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, Ladd was amassing dozens of television credits, appearing on such series as The Detectives, Naked City, 77 Sunset Strip, Perry Mason, Hazel, The Fugitive, Ironside and Then Came Bronson.—
Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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Arizona State rushed for 290 yards Saturday, with backup quarterback Jeff Sims amassing a staggering 228.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
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South Africa is already an important global actor, as a member of the G-20 and an early member of the BRICS grouping alongside Brazil, Russia, India, and China.—
Amaka Anku,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Oct. 2025
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For the annual Mansion in May show house, design firm Toledo Geller divided a long garden-level room with a pair of back-to-back sofas, grouping small card tables for tournaments on one side and a single pedestal table for cozier game nights on the other.—
Catherine Hong,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
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While reflecting on her first performance, Furtado remembered buying the pink dress from a store called Original on Queen West in Toronto, and also picking up some sparkly platform shoes for the monumental moment.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Nelson’s defense gave up 158 total yards, with the Texans picking up just 41 yards on the ground on 30 attempts.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Oct. 2025
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The colder conditions will raise the potential for accumulating snow across parts of the Midwest and the Appalachians, including areas farther south and at lower elevations than usual, AccuWeather said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Detroit could also see accumulating snowfall from Sunday morning into midday, possibly affecting busy urban and highway traffic routes.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Rounding up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounding%20up. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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