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 Robbie Pfeffer of Playboy Manbaby, there’s more to putting on a music festival than rounding up a bunch of bands.
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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
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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According to the project team, the successful installation of the Dewar base provides the foundation for assembling the reactor’s core systems.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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After assembling the nearly 10-inch towering figure, featuring poseable legs, wings, and head, kids can activate stud shooters under each wing.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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If spouses are collecting, married at least a year and the same age, but one spouse’s benefit is less than half the other’s, then that spouse should claim spousal benefits instead.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Police learned that for at least a decade, Ed had been collecting human body parts and using them to fashion furniture, masks and even clothing around his home.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Some ships of China’s research fleet, including the Xiang Yang Hong class of oceanographic survey ships, are suspected to have links to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy and may conduct seabed mapping or other dual-use intelligence-gathering activities with military value.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Casale and Officer Li sprang into action, gathering the necessary medical supplies from their vehicle to assist with the delivery.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Since then, the Bucket List Family brand has launched an Instagram and a YouTube channel, amassing millions of followers across platforms.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The video highlighting Saylor’s unusual response has proven popular on social media, amassing over 800,000 views already.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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To cope, Chinese companies have turned more to grouping large numbers of less efficient, often homegrown, chips together to achieve similar computing capabilities.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Create a neutral fall display by grouping elegant white and pale-orange pumpkins.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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An army of around 200 volunteers from the church and several charities were making food, picking up trash, guiding guests and MC'ing dance showcases, said Mary Cantrell, who has been a key organizer since 1993.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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Central had two players that had 20 or more carries with Martin picking up 129 yards on 22 carries and Taylor with 75 yards on 23 totes.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
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The wandering world is accumulating enormous amounts of gas and dust from its surrounding space.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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In Week 4, Egbuka had four receptions (on 10 targets), accumulating 101 receiving yards and a TD, while Godwin caught three passes (on 10 targets), amassing only 26 yards.—
Jess Bryant,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Rounding up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounding%20up. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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