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to bring together in one body or place
rounded everyone up for one final training session
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Recent Examples of rounds up
Subscribe here to our newsletter In Review by David Ehrlich, in which our Chief Film Critic and Head Reviews Editor rounds up the best new reviews and streaming picks along with some exclusive musings — all only available to subscribers.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
But when George turns up dead one day on his rural English farm, Lily rounds up her flock to investigate his likely murder, which leads them to an eccentric group of human suspects (played by Nicholas Braun, Molly Gordon and Hong Chau, among others).
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 7 May 2026
CharlotteFive recently broke down the city’s best breakfast spots — bougie and budget — while a separate guiide rounds up 30-plus restaurants still serving food past midnight.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
This guide rounds up food specials in neighborhoods throughout Chicago, highlighting spots offering everything from tacos and burgers to full meals, with most options coming in at $10 or less.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
When your total ends in 8 or 9 cents, the seller rounds up to the nearest 10nth.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 6 Apr. 2026
This essay appeared in the April 4, 2026 edition of the Fortune 500 Digest newsletter, which rounds up the headlines driving the week’s most important business news and coverage of Fortune 500 companies.
—Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
Season 2 springboards on Fisk’s strongarm rule and his mandate to clean up the streets of rebels via his brutish Anti-Vigilante Task Force, which rounds up people – echoing recent INS maneuvers – and shoves them into deplorable conditions and cages.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
If the price ends in three, four, eight or nine, cash payment rounds up.
—ABC News, 11 Mar. 2026
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
But when George turns up dead one day on his rural English farm, Lily rounds up her flock to investigate his likely murder, which leads them to an eccentric group of human suspects (played by Nicholas Braun, Molly Gordon and Hong Chau, among others).
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 7 May 2026
CharlotteFive recently broke down the city’s best breakfast spots — bougie and budget — while a separate guiide rounds up 30-plus restaurants still serving food past midnight.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
This guide rounds up food specials in neighborhoods throughout Chicago, highlighting spots offering everything from tacos and burgers to full meals, with most options coming in at $10 or less.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
When your total ends in 8 or 9 cents, the seller rounds up to the nearest 10nth.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 6 Apr. 2026
This essay appeared in the April 4, 2026 edition of the Fortune 500 Digest newsletter, which rounds up the headlines driving the week’s most important business news and coverage of Fortune 500 companies.
—Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
Season 2 springboards on Fisk’s strongarm rule and his mandate to clean up the streets of rebels via his brutish Anti-Vigilante Task Force, which rounds up people – echoing recent INS maneuvers – and shoves them into deplorable conditions and cages.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
If the price ends in three, four, eight or nine, cash payment rounds up.
—ABC News, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounds up
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Apple, for example, designs its phones in California, but assembles them in areas like China and India with components from international suppliers.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Parallel Tales Two-time Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi assembles a deluxe cast for his second French-language film (following 2013’s The Past), including Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Efira, Vincent Cassel, Pierre Niney, Adam Bessa and Catherine Deneuve.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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Thermal energy storage collects low-cost, off-peak energy from virtually any source – local wind turbines in this case – and stores it as heat in insulated blocks of solid carbon that reach 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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The other thing happening while your phone collects dust on the table?—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
19 May 2026
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Lizzie gathers a group of women to talk about changing their lives, and the world.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
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Clocking in at nearly two hours and 31 tracks, Red Dragon gathers rare archival recordings that never got an official release alongside some new songs.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
14 May 2026
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Kang amasses writings from over the course of her career, beginning with her Nobel lecture and reaching deep into her life’s documents, with diaries, poems, and photographs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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The Texas native collects coveted roles and franchise parts like Thanos amasses Infinity Stones or Tom Hanks stockpiles vintage typewriters.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Mar. 2026
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Income increases, equity accumulates, valuations rise.—
Anatoly Iofe,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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What begins as mild soreness can gradually progress into a more persistent problem as strain accumulates in the spine, joints and tendons.—
Dr. Kęstutis Braziulis,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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That’s because the design of the shop corrals visitors through a specific pathway.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Sorrell lines one up the middle, but Boles easily corrals it for the force out at second.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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What few efforts do exist to address alcohol’s harms have been overshadowed by the opioid crisis, a parallel drug epidemic that attracts more funding, spurs more policy change, and garners more media attention despite being vastly less deadly.—
Lev Facher,
STAT,
12 May 2026
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Unless one candidate garners more than 50% of votes in the June 2 primary to outright win the seat, the top two vote-getters will move on to the November general election ballot.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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