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as in smooth
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as in rolled
to form into a round compact mass
carefully rounded the dough and placed it on a cookie tray
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as in circled
to travel completely around
a monorail for visitors that rounds the park
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as in curved
to turn away from a straight line or course
rounded on the track and headed for the finish line
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Recent Examples of rounded
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026
Through providing world experience and nurturing all the different areas that are required to help build a well-rounded executive in the music industry, that’s another parallel of the label that applies in this situation too.
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Selena Fragassi,
SPIN,
30 June 2026
Ava Dicecca,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
In May, the four-piece — rounded out by guitarist Steve Mazur and drummer Jason Pierce — released a concert album that aimed to capture the moments that Maida is talking about.
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Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
28 June 2026
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Adjective
The shoes feature a rounded square-toe pump crafted in Italy of ivory satin.
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Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026
Through providing world experience and nurturing all the different areas that are required to help build a well-rounded executive in the music industry, that’s another parallel of the label that applies in this situation too.
—
Selena Fragassi,
SPIN,
30 June 2026
Verb
Finally, four undrafted invitees rounded out the camp roster.
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Ava Dicecca,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
In May, the four-piece — rounded out by guitarist Steve Mazur and drummer Jason Pierce — released a concert album that aimed to capture the moments that Maida is talking about.
—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
28 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounded
Adjective
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The ground shook beneath them and a giant face suddenly loomed above, its bulbous eyes inches from their bodies.
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The backside looks like a 1960s-era control panel, complete with a slightly bulbous, transparent camera plateau protecting the Glyph matrix from the elements.
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Morton kosher salt and blend until mostly smooth with no whole pieces of corn left, about 4 minutes.
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Directions In a large bowl whisk together vanilla pudding mix, whole milk, sour cream, vanilla extract, and salt in a large bowl until slightly thickened and smooth, about 1 minute.
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These include rolled or folded leaf blades, a dark or blue tinge to the foliage, or lingering footprints after walking on the lawn.
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According to court documents and body camera footage released publicly on June 26, 2026, the encounter escalated rapidly after the woman rolled her eyes in response to Carrico's questioning.
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Holloway has spent the decade since assembling one of the great featherweight résumés in company history, which is why a fight nobody circled in 2013 now headlines the biggest week on the UFC calendar.
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As astronauts circled the Earth, aquanauts moved into seafloor labs.
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Prep with a lightweight blowout cream and use a large round brush to create lift at the roots while keeping the ends smooth and softly curved.
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When light from a background source passes through this warping of space, its path is curved.
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Some dots resemble pairs of eyes; others appear as overlapping roundish figures.
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Bieber’s stage was large, roundish, and mostly bare, with a hilly ridge around the edges.
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Quickly pinch butter into flour mixture to create flattened pieces.
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The company’s smaller sized safes, which begin at $1,350 per year and are the size of a semi-flattened shoebox, are all currently occupied.
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Then there’s Cofie, who balled his way into a draft combine invite this spring, and Rice, whose name will be known in draft circles soon enough.
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Newly installed balled and burlapped plants need about 1 inch of water per week — be sure the root ball is getting watered.
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“Rounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounded. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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