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
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.
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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
While tens of millions of Americans do support shutting down and securing our borders while rounding up dangerous criminals who have entered our nation illegally, many are also deeply troubled to see moms and dads being pulled out of a Home Depot or a Walmart in sight of their crying children.
—Douglas MacKinnon, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
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
While tens of millions of Americans do support shutting down and securing our borders while rounding up dangerous criminals who have entered our nation illegally, many are also deeply troubled to see moms and dads being pulled out of a Home Depot or a Walmart in sight of their crying children.
—Douglas MacKinnon, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding up
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Gamble is still assembling a staff but one of her assistants will be her brother, Kenneth Davis, a former receiver at Liberty High in Bakersfield.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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With every petal peeled and stem snipped, Phoebe Rupp, Maddie Cofer and Ava Sudbeck are assembling their masterpieces.—
Bo Evans,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Gao Jiyang, founder and CEO of embodied AI firm Galaxea, said the challenge has shifted from simply collecting more data to allocating it across modalities in a structured way.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Perseverance rover, which is on Mars collecting rock and soil samples, could face spending reductions.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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Now Voyager 1 is gathering data with only its magnetometer and its plasma wave subsystem.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
20 Apr. 2026
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The two large firehouse doors facing Whipple have been replaced with large glass windows, one of which can be opened to the small exterior plaza at the front that provides a ramped entry and space for gathering in nicer weather.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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The video instantly viral, amassing over 16 million views.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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The Fanjuls fled Cuba after Fidel Castro’s takeover and built a sugar empire with colossal political might, amassing a fortune of more than $6 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.—
Michael Smith,
Bloomberg,
17 Apr. 2026
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Don't keep the soil soggy, and give the grouping shade from afternoon sun.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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Consider grouping similar items together when organizing kitchen tools or decor.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
7 Apr. 2026
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The film has screened at more than 85 festivals across some 40 countries since its Sundance breakthrough, picking up the jury prize at the inaugural SXSW London in 2025.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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Parents picking up or dropping off kids will have to wait in the lobby.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Coins can also be more convenient to store and transport, while bars are often preferred by investors focused on accumulating larger amounts of gold at a lower cost per ounce.—
Jessica Walrack,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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The results of the draft lottery will matter enormously, of course, as does finding creative ways to shed some of the club’s exorbitant commitments to depreciating veteran assets while accumulating meaningful futures.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Rounding up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounding%20up. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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