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as in wheel
a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order
a busy round of parties during the holiday season
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as in spherical
having every part of the surface the same distance from the center
round billiard balls the earth is not perfectly round
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as in plump
having an excess of body fat
a round little grandmother who was a natural to play Mrs. Claus
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as in ringing
marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones
an organ with a beautifully round sound
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as in exact
being neither more nor less than a certain amount, number, or extent
a round dozen eggs
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as in through
from beginning to end
people working there all year round
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as in around
on all sides or in every direction
gather round and listen to my story
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as in back
toward the opposite direction
turned round to see who was calling out
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as in to circle
to travel completely around
a monorail for visitors that rounds the park
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as in to curve
to turn away from a straight line or course
rounded on the track and headed for the finish line
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
The Minnesota Lynx advanced to the semifinals of the WNBA Playoffs after defeating the Golden State Valkyries 75-74 in Game 2 of their first round series on Thursday.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Take a round cookie cutter or apple corer and cut out circles in a fun pattern of your choice.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Fear not, there are plenty of other Marlowes to go round.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Yes, the suggestive dance routines indicate Carpenter really studied Miley Cyrus’s Bangerz-era twerk heard round the world.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The report shows the brand leading ahead of Michael Kors, Tory Burch, Cos and Off-White, which rounded out the top five.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
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Noun
My skin has been through rounds of intense laser treatments to smooth acne scarring and has become much more sensitive.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
The Minnesota Lynx advanced to the semifinals of the WNBA Playoffs after defeating the Golden State Valkyries 75-74 in Game 2 of their first round series on Thursday.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The gap widens even further with Apple Intelligence enabled—a round 8GB increase on the M4 Air.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Take a round cookie cutter or apple corer and cut out circles in a fun pattern of your choice.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
Brush 1 side of each tortilla round with oil.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Fear not, there are plenty of other Marlowes to go round.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Preposition
The proposal heard round the world.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Yes, the suggestive dance routines indicate Carpenter really studied Miley Cyrus’s Bangerz-era twerk heard round the world.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Lisbon topped the list this year, with Helsinki and Orlando, Florida rounding out the top three.
—Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The report shows the brand leading ahead of Michael Kors, Tory Burch, Cos and Off-White, which rounded out the top five.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
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Notable hikes through the foliage include the Sprague Lake and Bierstadt Lake loops.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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The hanging loop is great for airing it out on a tree branch, clothesline, or tent pole, and the towel never seems to retain funky odors, even after using it for days in the field.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Sep. 2025
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Breakthrough in production Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering have developed a scalable way to produce EVs using vertical-wheel bioreactors.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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The artist envisioned a series of handmade ceramic objects made from a traditional potter’s wheel technique, resulting in a versatile array of vases that turn into bowls, containers that can be flipped and take on different functions depending on how they’re positioned.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Instead of orbiting a few hundred miles above the Earth, Yaogan 45 circles at an altitude of some 4,660 miles (7,500 kilometers).—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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So inside of those circles, the weird culty myopia that would have existed around these child emperors that were in charge of things.—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The piece, decorated with spherical lapis lazuli beads, vanished from a safe in a conservation laboratory on September 9.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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Benefits include one pair of frames and two lenses, including lower-cost spherical lenses meant for people with relatively lower prescriptions.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Katmai National Park and Preserve officials say the bears are magnificently plump ahead of the tournament.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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The formula gets bonus points for not feeling sticky, not traveling or feathering, and smoothing out lip lines for a plump, pouty effect.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Bravo to Netflix for their ringing endorsement of biodiversity with its commitment to purchase Funga’s carbon credits.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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James Outman hit a ringing double and Minnesota star Byron Buxton followed with an RBI triple.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The exact child God always meant for Max & I to have.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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The document does not state the exact time the Secret Service officer noticed the suspect.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Humour cuts straight through before the intellect can intervene.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Some mountain communities in San Bernardino County recorded more than 1½ inches in an hour as the thunderstorms moved through.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/round. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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