as in assembles
to bring together in one body or place
rounded everyone up for one final training session
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Recent Examples of rounds up
Bud Kennedy’s Eats Beat column rounds up steakhouse splurges, Stockyards classics and a barbecue experience worth booking before the day arrives.
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Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2026
Subscribe here to our newsletter, In Review by David Ehrlich, in which our Chief Film Critic and Head Reviews Editor rounds up the best new reviews and streaming picks along with some exclusive musings — all only available to subscribers.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
Today’s newsletter rounds up stories about stepping away from daily life and then coming back to it.
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Isabel Fattal,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
The sixth Scary Movie rounds up a murderer's row of comics, actors, and musicians of the moment for cameos and surprise appearances that, well, are better left as surprises.
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Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2026
Subscribe here to our newsletter, In Review by David Ehrlich, in which our Chief Film Critic and Head Reviews Editor rounds up the best new reviews and streaming picks along with some exclusive musings — all only available to subscribers.
—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
Today’s newsletter rounds up stories about stepping away from daily life and then coming back to it.
—
Isabel Fattal,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
The sixth Scary Movie rounds up a murderer's row of comics, actors, and musicians of the moment for cameos and surprise appearances that, well, are better left as surprises.
—
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounds up
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The crew assembles prominent figures from the Ghibli pipeline alongside newer talent.
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Travelers forward their confirmations, and the software assembles an organized trip timeline in one clear view, without the usual manual entry.
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Rodrigo collects her third career winner on the Official Albums, Official Albums Streaming, Official Albums Sales, Official Physical Albums and Official Vinyl Albums rundowns with her latest effort.
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How Often To Clean Your Dishwasher Food gradually accumulates and collects in spots like the drain, spray arms, and baskets, feeding mold and bacteria and reducing the flow of water.
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As Leanne is left to deal with the aftermath, her family gathers to support her on her journey of starting over and navigating heartbreak in her 50s.
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In Joá, where the land gathers around the great presence of Pedra da Gávea—the mountain whose unmistakable form looms over Rio— before folding toward forest and sea, a level expanse of this scale feels equal parts modernist and surrealist.
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Kang amasses writings from over the course of her career, beginning with her Nobel lecture and reaching deep into her life’s documents, with diaries, poems, and photographs.
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The Texas native collects coveted roles and franchise parts like Thanos amasses Infinity Stones or Tom Hanks stockpiles vintage typewriters.
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How Often To Clean Your Dishwasher Food gradually accumulates and collects in spots like the drain, spray arms, and baskets, feeding mold and bacteria and reducing the flow of water.
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Stress accumulates as tectonic forces move the crust, but parts of the fault are locked and unable to slip freely.
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Goodman’s prose is clear rather than complex, and carefully calibrated to each of her characters; the book’s form corrals the natural speed of her sentences into act-length shapes that one moves around in one’s head like puzzle pieces.
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The map accompanying Gallagher’s resolution corrals the state’s population centers — like the Bay Area, San Diego, Los Angeles and Sacramento — into one state.
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As Wembanyama garners worldwide attention, arriving right at Tatum and Silver’s New York doorstep in a moment that could change the sport, the NBA’s desire to expand hastens.
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Unless one candidate garners more than 50% of the votes to outright win the seat, the top two vote-getters will move on to the November general election ballot.
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“Rounds up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounds%20up. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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