ROUNDS (OFF OR OUT) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

rounds (off or out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of round (off or out)

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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as in complements

to serve as a completing element to coffee and dessert rounded out the meal

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When a relationship ends, language is as much of a casualty as love.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Aikman’s five-year, $90 million contract with ESPN ends after the Super Bowl.

— Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of ends

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Instead of the traditional strawberry jam or maple syrup, Hart uses blackberry and yuzu jam, then finishes the sandwich with cherry blossom powdered sugar made with sakura flowers sourced from a farm in Japan.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Once the homicide unit finishes its investigation, the case heads to the San Diego County district attorney’s office, which will decide if the police officer who shot the man is criminally liable, according to the statement.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of finishes

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The story of Sue and Ron Wilson's life together, happily spanning 60 years, adorns their apartment.

— Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Being the kind of person who adorns themselves compulsively opens you up to a slew of corny metaphors that, against your will, feel deeply relevant to you.

— Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of adorns

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But he’s intrigued enough to take the file from Emma anyway and quickly concludes, along with River, that Loy did not break his own arm and then barbecue himself making marshmallows.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
The move comes at the start of the Fed's two-day policy meeting, with markets pricing in higher chances of a quarter-point rate hike when the meeting concludes Wednesday after August inflation remained well above the central bank's 2% target.

— Lee Ying Shan,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of concludes

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As strikes hit multiple Ukrainian regions and Russia’s Belgorod, Zelensky disputes claims of an energy-infrastructure truce while Moscow decorates a Baltic Sea ship captain and confirms a general’s death.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
The print decorates a semi-sheer collarless evening jacket, an ideal day-to-night piece, according to Brock.

— Ari Stark, Footwear News, 22 July 2026

Definition of decorates

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The train winds up Michigan’s west coast, offering brief but sweeping views of Lake Michigan and bisecting lush, Midwestern farmland dotted with trees resplendent in their autumn wardrobes.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
In any event, there’s difficult-to-imitate value in how Planet of the Apes begins as a simple adventure film and winds up touching upon issues of prejudice, social inequality, and nuclear annihilation.

— Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of winds up

Verb

More of them could soon manifest — especially if Carlos Correa completes his unexpected comeback from left ankle surgery.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Mercury is about 36 million miles (58 million kilometers) from the sun on average, and completes one orbit around our star every 88 days, according to NASA.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

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