as in to increase
to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number
ticket sales are expected to roll up as the date of the concert nears
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Recent Examples of roll up
This translates to his output as well as to Statham himself, who year after year rolls up his sleeves and goes to work to entertain us with a lot of remarkably similar plot constructs.
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Mike Ryan, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
His willingness to roll up his sleeves showed potential investors just how far this founder would go to support his customers.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
And who’s not going to laugh out loud at Burke breaking the fourth wall to roll up his trousers to show a bit of leg?
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
This one easily rolls up and can be carried in your backpack.
—Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for roll up
Mike Ryan, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
His willingness to roll up his sleeves showed potential investors just how far this founder would go to support his customers.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
And who’s not going to laugh out loud at Burke breaking the fourth wall to roll up his trousers to show a bit of leg?
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
This one easily rolls up and can be carried in your backpack.
—Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for roll up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll up
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Tesla has increased North American sourcing for parts of many models over the last two years, which would decrease tariff exposure for the E41, two people aware of the matter said.—
Abhirup Roy,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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If elected, what would your top 3 policy priorities be? (1) Infrastructure in forms of roads and increased police and fire due to the growing population.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Single-family housing starts rose 11.4 percent in February, the highest rate in a year, but are primarily happening in just one part of the country.—
Sylvan Lane,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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The country’s Kospi stock index rose 0.56% after the announcement, while the won weakened 0.58% to trade at 1,422 against the dollar.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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The improved coding and long-context capabilities could accelerate software development cycles, enabling developers to tackle more complex problems, analyze legacy code more effectively, or generate code documentation and tests more efficiently.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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This process can accelerate movement toward extreme issue-position groups and identities.—
Jen Cole Wright,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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One patient had brain swelling and developed a cyst caused by radiation.—
Frieda Klotz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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Almost 4 in 10 Americans said neither party is fighting for people like them, as pessimism for both major parties swells, according to a survey released Friday.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
25 Apr. 2025
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For 2024, the list was expanded to 450 companies and looked at their emissions between 2020 and 2022.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Read: The Last of Us and the power of video games One of the best things about the TV adaptation has been its ability to expand past the limits of the game’s storytelling.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Roll up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll%20up. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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