rounds (off or out)

present tense third-person singular of round (off or out)
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as in ends
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point I'll round off the meeting here and let everyone get an early start on the weekend

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Verb
  • Sources said Bessent is waiting to interview current Fed members until after the blackout period surrounding next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting ends.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The Atlanta Braves have a difficult decision to make with manager Brian Snitker once the season ends.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The space complements the retailer’s unique assortment of apparel and accessories, which for the anniversary will be further enriched by a selection of Gigli’s archival pieces, in a nod to Zambeletti’s roots and homage to the designer that sparked her fashion journey.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Notably, covers that include V of BTS are dominating fans’ feeds, with many appreciating how well the superstar’s voice complements BIBI.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That would mean extending the League One play-off to the team that finishes eighth and the League Two play-off to ninth, as four teams go up and down between Leagues One and Two.
    Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • As things stand, there's a small chance Brown finishes his career anywhere other than Boston.
    Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • As for transcendence, there’s a set of scenes when one character unexpectedly adorns red while another lines of blue.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The script adorns its skein of criminal dealings with idiosyncratic action, too.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
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  • The report concludes that North Korea is far from adhering to its obligations under international law.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Thursday’s report concludes the investigation into the collision between a Bell 407, on a helicopter coordinator training flight, and a Sikorsky S-64E Skycrane helitanker during a 2023 wildfire near Cabazon, California.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • An abstract profile of her decorates the annual tournament poster.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Nearly every garish flight of fancy that decorates the frame is a distraction while the majority of the film does little more than rotely dramatize Kafka’s biography.
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But outside of the ring, Christy hides and represses her lesbianism and winds up marrying her trainer Jim Martin (Ben Foster), who manipulates and physically abuses her.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Prater winds up stripped naked and wrapped in plastic in the center of his own trophy room.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • The lucrative pay package would only take effect if Musk completes a series of goals in the coming years.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This finale completes her arc in a much more satisfying way than heading up Starfleet Legal ever could have.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Rounds (off or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounds%20%28off%20or%20out%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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