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as in rolling
to form into a round compact mass
carefully rounded the dough and placed it on a cookie tray
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2
as in circling
to travel completely around
a monorail for visitors that rounds the park
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as in curving
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 rounding
Darnold and Seattle lost their first regular-season meetings with the 49ers and the Rams this season before rounding into NFC-championship form.
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
Instead, viewers were faced with one of the more excruciating scenes in recent sports memory as Vonn’s body went limp while rounding one of the course’s first gates.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Hayes, 25, will be joined by Spurs forward Carter Bryant, Heat forward Keshad Johnson and Magic guard Jace Richardson in rounding out the field.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
The totals don’t add up exactly because of rounding.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Havertz rounding Robert Sanchez to score against his previous club.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
By way of comparison, a NASCAR driver rounding a corner will experience about 400 pounds of centripetal force, while wearing a seat belt.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
Tiffany Stratton carries +500 odds, with Becky Lynch at +600 and Roxanne Perez at +800 rounding out the top tier, according to MyBookie.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 31 Jan. 2026
Azur-De, Jadah Blue, Jason Mitchell and Michael Rubenstone join Moore rounding out the supporting cast.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
Cam Inman, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
Instead, viewers were faced with one of the more excruciating scenes in recent sports memory as Vonn’s body went limp while rounding one of the course’s first gates.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Hayes, 25, will be joined by Spurs forward Carter Bryant, Heat forward Keshad Johnson and Magic guard Jace Richardson in rounding out the field.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
The totals don’t add up exactly because of rounding.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Havertz rounding Robert Sanchez to score against his previous club.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
By way of comparison, a NASCAR driver rounding a corner will experience about 400 pounds of centripetal force, while wearing a seat belt.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
Tiffany Stratton carries +500 odds, with Becky Lynch at +600 and Roxanne Perez at +800 rounding out the top tier, according to MyBookie.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 31 Jan. 2026
Azur-De, Jadah Blue, Jason Mitchell and Michael Rubenstone join Moore rounding out the supporting cast.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding
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Austria and Canada coming from 2-1 down to beat Japan and Brazil, the latter coming from Liam Draxl seeing out a win over Gustavo Heide despite rolling his ankle in the seventh game of the deciding rubber.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The oversized mock-neck sweater tucks chicly into the pencil-leg pants, primed for rolling at the hems and styling with chunky sneakers for long travel days.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
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Detectives noted a consistent gait and distinctive walking pattern across videos captured before and after the shooting, including footage showing the suspect circling the area for hours and later walking away from the Barus & Holley building shortly after the gunfire.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Translated into footwear, the daisy now appears as a metal ring circling the heel rather than on the upper or packaging.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The entry opens to a dramatic foyer with a sweeping staircase with curving iron balusters.—
Lynn Slaney Silguero,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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An industrial landscape gives way to vast marshes spliced by curving waterways.—
Kara Newman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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From there, the monks will walk together again, traversing six miles to the temple where their trip began.—
Deepa Bharath,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The work is a stone arch that, rather than traversing a stream from one bank to another, stands in the water lengthwise, aligned with the rushing current, evoking a leaping salmon.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Such observations would have confirmed the comets' demise and also shed light on whether smaller pieces of their shattered nuclei would keep orbiting the sun as mini-comets.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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This is increasingly important, given the rising number of satellites orbiting our planet.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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The pedestrian is cited for crossing at other than a crosswalk, a village ordinance violation, Fragassi stated.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Gallo, an Argentine national security officer who García says is innocent, was arrested in 2024 and charged with espionage and terrorism after crossing the Colombian-Venezuelan border to reunite with his partner and young son.—
Carmen Sesin,
NBC news,
11 Feb. 2026
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The rehaut features deep-blue Tambour markings and modern numerals on a crisp white background, encircling a 24-hour GMT scale at a lower level.—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
2 Feb. 2026
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America’s most powerful military assets have now convened in the Middle East, encircling Iran and preparing to strike it from land, air, and sea.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Rounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounding. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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