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rounded

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verb

past tense of round
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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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Recent Examples of rounded
Adjective
An example is the old mine cut, which creates a squarish stone with rounded corners and a high crown (the top portion of the diamond), a style popular in the Georgian and Victorian eras. Jill Newman, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025 The coat featured a soft, sinuous collar, rounded shoulders and long sleeves. Julia Teti, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025 Measure the size of the area to be covered and cut the tape in a rounded fashion to prevent scratching skin. Enrica Petraglia, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025 The lighter weight is definitely noticeable, which coupled with the rounded corners make the phone much more comfortable to hold. Ben Sin, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rounded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounded
Adjective
  • Botanical Name: Iris reticulata Sun Exposure: Full sun, partial shade Soil Type: Nutrient-rich, well-draining Soil pH: Neutral (6.5-7.5) 07 of 11 Giant Snowdrop A bulbous perennial in the amaryllis family, Giant Snowdrops produce large, solitary white flowers.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The Aquila has a bulbous design in the inner middle section of the hull, which limits wave action and delivers a good ride.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Leaving a great glow behind, skin instantly feels softer and smoother.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • SkinMedica also swaps astringent alcohol for witch hazel extract, which has antibacterial and exfoliating benefits for smoother, softer, and bouncier skin.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Her ghost of Christmas future is a funereal specter without a face, circled by dark moths.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • The wrappers don’t have to be a perfect circle, just roundish.
    Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • Every plasma event was sending out a spherical shock front that expanded in a steady way.
    Jayson Stewart, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Galactic dark matter content is thought to be heavily concentrated in the centers of galaxies, but it's believed the substance also extends out to form a spherical shell that extends far beyond the limits of a galaxy's visible matter.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • The toy, named Psyduck—intended for humans—is a rotund duck-like creature prone to splitting headaches.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • Simply apply a few pumps onto dry skin and gently rub your face in circular motions for at least 30 seconds.
    Denise Primbet, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Berlin is among the most active circular economies in El Salvador, with over 150 merchants accepting Bitcoin.
    Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025

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“Rounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounded. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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