1
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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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
He's also never won on tour, but he's been rounding into form lately.
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CBS News, 17 May 2026
When a company in that position loses a quarter of its AI spend to integration overhead, that’s not a rounding error.
—Dennis Woodside, Fortune, 17 May 2026
Adames, the runner on second, was rounding third when Pages made the catch, and Los Angeles doubled off Adames at second in plenty of time.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
Gyllenhaal directed from her own script, with Jake Gyllenhaal and Penélope Cruz rounding out the cast.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 May 2026
That was followed by tours of Iguazu Falls on the border between Brazil and Argentina, which saw a 543 percent increase in interest, with gorilla trekking tours in Uganda and tours of Banff National Park in Canada rounding out the top five.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
But by the time the second baseman tagged the runner, De La Cruz already was rounding third, coming home.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 14 May 2026
The fines for noncompliance are rounding errors.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Pages spiked the knob of his bat into the dirt before rounding the bases.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
CBS News, 17 May 2026
When a company in that position loses a quarter of its AI spend to integration overhead, that’s not a rounding error.
—Dennis Woodside, Fortune, 17 May 2026
Adames, the runner on second, was rounding third when Pages made the catch, and Los Angeles doubled off Adames at second in plenty of time.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
Gyllenhaal directed from her own script, with Jake Gyllenhaal and Penélope Cruz rounding out the cast.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 May 2026
That was followed by tours of Iguazu Falls on the border between Brazil and Argentina, which saw a 543 percent increase in interest, with gorilla trekking tours in Uganda and tours of Banff National Park in Canada rounding out the top five.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
But by the time the second baseman tagged the runner, De La Cruz already was rounding third, coming home.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 14 May 2026
The fines for noncompliance are rounding errors.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Pages spiked the knob of his bat into the dirt before rounding the bases.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding
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Craving rolling hills, olive groves, and a glass of Chianti at dusk?—
Angela Tafoya,
Vogue,
18 May 2026
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And don't worry about slipping or rolling your ankles, because your feet will be supported by their rubber outsole.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2026
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Given rumors were circling that José Mourinho was on his way back to manage the team next season, some assumed Pérez would be addressing that, looking to steady the ship after a torrid few months in the Spanish capital.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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So none of the negative press circling around him manifested as a problem in your working relationship?—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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Mutable clay offers a contrast to precise silver, in a composition that has the curving voids reminiscent of Joan Lurie and Henry Moore.—
Anthony Paletta,
Curbed,
17 May 2026
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High up on the curving walls to either side were large murals painted in the 1930s by the artist Barry Faulkner portraying Thomas Jefferson handing the Declaration to John Hancock and the ratification of the Constitution.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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By traversing sonic ground across its 10 tracks that transports listeners from the open expanses of Montana to the Mississippi Hill Country, Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen effectively weave a tapestry that knits together a throughline between foundational Americana genres.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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The 49ers’ travel miles for the 2026 regular season amount to 38,105 air miles, the most ever according to sports betting analyst Bill Speros, as well as traversing 58 time zones, breaking the previous record of 42.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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There are several ancient clusters of stars called the Ultra-Faint Dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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Purchasing enough orbiting interceptors to destroy roughly 10 incoming ballistic missiles would cost about $720 billion, the CBO estimates.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
12 May 2026
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Being too patient in the build-up also allowed City to recover their shape and shut down crossing opportunities.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Beauty tourism is reshaping how people approach cosmetic care, with travelers crossing borders for everything from salmon-DNA injections in Seoul to hair transplants in Istanbul.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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Bad weather postponed a major construction project on Atlanta's primary highway encircling the city last weekend, but now the traffic chaos is here.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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By using drones to interdict supply lines from a distance, Ukrainian forces can impose the effects of a siege without physically encircling a city, redefining how an opponent can be isolated in modern warfare.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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“Rounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounding. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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