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
Restaurants close all the time around here, so much so that rounding up these closings is a regular feature in the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
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Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
For the Hulls and their neighbors, the work continues — rounding up cattle, repairing what can be saved and relying on a community that showed up without being asked.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
Steves also recommends skipping tips at casual counter service spots, rounding up taxi fares and giving small tips to guides and hotel staff.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Yet another new study about the eating practice seeks to put doubts to rest after rounding up data from 22 randomized clinical trials.
—New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2026
Desta said that the Minsk police were going from apartment to apartment, rounding up migrants who had failed to cross and sending some to detention facilities to await deportation; others have been sent to the Russian border and conscripted into the Army, to fight in Ukraine.
—Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
California cities can now charge businesses for the hassle of rounding up their carts.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
Many retailers are just rounding up or down to the nearest 0- or 5-cent mark in their prices to make change.
—Erika Tulfo, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Across the Twin Cities, federal immigration enforcement operations have turned businesses into sites of confrontation — with agents in store parking lots rounding up day laborers, armed raids on restaurants and work authorization inspections conducted in tactical gear.
—Alessandro Piazza, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
For the Hulls and their neighbors, the work continues — rounding up cattle, repairing what can be saved and relying on a community that showed up without being asked.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
Steves also recommends skipping tips at casual counter service spots, rounding up taxi fares and giving small tips to guides and hotel staff.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Yet another new study about the eating practice seeks to put doubts to rest after rounding up data from 22 randomized clinical trials.
—New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2026
Desta said that the Minsk police were going from apartment to apartment, rounding up migrants who had failed to cross and sending some to detention facilities to await deportation; others have been sent to the Russian border and conscripted into the Army, to fight in Ukraine.
—Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
California cities can now charge businesses for the hassle of rounding up their carts.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
Many retailers are just rounding up or down to the nearest 0- or 5-cent mark in their prices to make change.
—Erika Tulfo, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Across the Twin Cities, federal immigration enforcement operations have turned businesses into sites of confrontation — with agents in store parking lots rounding up day laborers, armed raids on restaurants and work authorization inspections conducted in tactical gear.
—Alessandro Piazza, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding up
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That means assembling the right team — CPA, estate planner, business attorney, wealth adviser and real estate expert — and helping the client slow down long enough to think clearly.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Blum noted how much the job of assembling movies has changed in recent years.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
30 May 2026
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Election workers collecting ballots from a drop box in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday found multiple mail-in ballots that had been burned, officials say.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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In previous eras, collecting a prestigious bowl invitation was every team’s goal.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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In the Executive and Premier One-Bedroom Suites, a separate living room adds a place for gathering or relaxing while someone else is asleep.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Rather than hunting enemy vessels directly, these ships act as floating surveillance platforms, gathering acoustic data that helps naval commanders understand activity beneath the ocean surface.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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Overachiever bird Urban bowerbirds are prolific collectors, hoarding an average of 90 items per bower — with one overachiever amassing more than 300.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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Adelman coached the Kings from 1998 to 2006, amassing a record of 395-229 over eight seasons.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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This plan included a prohibition on shark finning -- the process of removing shark fins at sea and discarding the rest of the shark -- and grouping sharks into different complexes to simplify the management of dozens of species.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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Not having a clear system or grouping like items together.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
28 May 2026
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Be sure to give your eyes time to adjust and use your phone's camera to scan the sky, as your phone's camera is better at picking up faint auroras than the naked eye.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
4 June 2026
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Residents, businesses and organizations are also invited to participate in the department’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline awareness campaign by picking up a 988 yard sign at the county office at 2170 Point Blvd.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Immune cells here degraded old and damaged red blood cells, accumulating iron from the hemoglobin for a short period.—
Kasha Patel,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Attendance diminished in recent years as the Wizards tore down their roster in the hopes of accumulating draft picks in trades and losing enough games to win early picks via the annual draft lottery.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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“Rounding up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounding%20up. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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