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as in bulbous
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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
Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Courchevel Upholstered Armchair An oversized armchair can complete a room, and this one from Kelly Clarkson has a timeless design with rounded armrests, a high back, and turned spindle front legs.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
Other accessories also included chunky rounded earrings, a dazzling ring and a loose gold watch which picked up his Miu Miu belt featuring a square gold buckle.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 19 May 2025
In 2021, the company remodeled its flagship Boise store at the corner of 15th and State streets, which was built by Safeway in 1950 with a Marina-style rounded roof.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 17 May 2025
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Adjective
There are issues around the margins: texture about the surrounding world that doesn’t get enough detail, for instance, and the introduction of Abby, who does not yet have time to become as rounded and complex as Ellie or Joel.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Courchevel Upholstered Armchair An oversized armchair can complete a room, and this one from Kelly Clarkson has a timeless design with rounded armrests, a high back, and turned spindle front legs.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
Other accessories also included chunky rounded earrings, a dazzling ring and a loose gold watch which picked up his Miu Miu belt featuring a square gold buckle.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 19 May 2025
In 2021, the company remodeled its flagship Boise store at the corner of 15th and State streets, which was built by Safeway in 1950 with a Marina-style rounded roof.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounded
Adjective
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The location reopened in May of last year: ATMs are walled in by vertical stripes of handmade blue subway tile and lit by bulbous, ’60s-style lights.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
12 Mar. 2025
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Design: This is a compact and lightweight fisheye lens with the standard bulbous front element.—
James Abbott,
Space.com,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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The switches used in the keyboard are pre-lubricated and installed alongside Poron and PET foam layers which provide smooth keystrokes and a pleasant sound.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Many companies use a Teflon die to shape the pasta, but this creates a super smooth finished product.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025
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Crosby continued his nearly 20-year assault on the Philadelphia Flyers with a 4-point outburst as the Penguins rolled to a 7-3 victory at PPG Paints Arena in their final game before the Christmas break.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Democrats pressing to streamline the prior authorization process in Medicare Advantage have made some last-minute changes that add cost to the plan and could complicate its chances of being rolled into a year-end health deal.—
Victoria Knight,
Axios,
10 Dec. 2024
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Her ghost of Christmas future is a funereal specter without a face, circled by dark moths.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Dec. 2024
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Some of us circled the toys and left the catalog open to strategic pages for all to see.—
Dawn Mitchell,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The wrappers don’t have to be a perfect circle, just roundish.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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In the map created for the 2022 film, Gotham is three islands that are almost roundish, jagged circles connected by bridges, so the Tricorner Bridge is kind of like the Brooklyn Bridge, but not quite.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
20 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Planets, moons and stars all exhibit lovely spherical shapes.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
29 May 2025
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One of El Bulli’s most famous food concepts was spherical olives.—
Michelle Greenwald,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Never a perfect circle, but dependably rotund, the doughnuts are large enough to tear at greedily and still last the entire drive home.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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The toy, named Psyduck—intended for humans—is a rotund duck-like creature prone to splitting headaches.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2023
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The affected product, the fresh cut cucumber, was packaged in a clear circular plastic container with a clear lid and white adhesive label, with the code 00262969000006 and dated up to May 24, 2025.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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This concept has garnered significant industry attention over several seasons, arriving at a pivotal moment when brands are placing greater emphasis on product longevity and embracing circular design principles.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
4 June 2025
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“Rounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounded. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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