as in summary
a short statement of the main points
I can't read 500 pages by tomorrow, so just give me the roundup
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as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
rounded everyone up for one final training session
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Recent Examples of roundup
Okla Jones, Essence, 21 July 2025
The roundups and expulsions in the novel rhyme with the Trump administration’s error-prone but unapologetic deportation strategy.
—James Shapiro, The Atlantic, 18 July 2025
Lindsay Soll, EW.com, 25 July 2025
The most-clicked links each week tend to come from a bulletin board section where Komp rounds up job postings and opportunities.
—Corey Hutchins, The Conversation, 23 July 2025
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Noun
This week’s roundup captures moments that are equally glamorous and grounded in community.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 21 July 2025
The roundups and expulsions in the novel rhyme with the Trump administration’s error-prone but unapologetic deportation strategy.
—James Shapiro, The Atlantic, 18 July 2025
Verb
But among the countless buzzers, puzzles, and lightning rounds, which game shows sweep the board?
No need to phone a friend, EW has already rounded up the all-time greats.
—Lindsay Soll, EW.com, 25 July 2025
The most-clicked links each week tend to come from a bulletin board section where Komp rounds up job postings and opportunities.
—Corey Hutchins, The Conversation, 23 July 2025
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Noun
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The event is expected to attract more than 1.2 million fans and tourists, according to an economic impact summary released by the NYNJ Host Committee—the local body organizing the games—Bloomberg reported.—
India Brown,
Robb Report,
22 July 2025
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Here's a summary: Tencent leads with 52 apps compatible.—
Vivian Toh,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Verb
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Burnet County data was collected in November 2019 and last revised on Nov. 18, 2021.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Aug. 2025
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In the process, he’s collected three All-Pro nods and a Defensive Rookie of the Year for his career endeavors.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Thousands of years before the area had guided sea cave tours and ice cream shops, the Ojibwe people lived throughout this region, fishing the deep waters and gathering wild rice around the adjacent Chequamegon Bay.—
Katherine Lawless,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Aug. 2025
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Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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Other proceeds will benefit the future Saga Museum of Star Wars memorabilia, assembled by collectors Steve Sansweet, Gus Lopez, Duncan Jenkins, and Lisa Stevens and Vic Wertz.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
28 July 2025
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It’s been a long, brutal, wildly partisan, and wholly unlikely slog to get here, but Shari Redstone finally gets to preserve her family fortune by selling her patrimony, the media empire laboriously assembled by father Sumner, for about $8.5 billion and goodness knows how much cortisol and angst.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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The Netscape engineer would surf successive technology waves, accumulating equity stakes that India couldn't match.—
Gabriel Snyder,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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During his Michigan career, Wilson often feasted on slants and other in-breaking routes, while also accumulating a lot of yards after the catch.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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The ducks all grouped together in front of the bride and groom, seemingly ready to pose for photos too.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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One caveat is that earnings reports tend to be grouped by industry, and the stats and narrative can change as different sectors take their turn in the hot seat.—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
18 July 2025
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Of that portion, MSC’s port operator Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) would amass a 51-percent stake in the global ports’ assets, with a BlackRock entity controlling the remaining 49 percent.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
28 July 2025
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Once neighbors had amassed a pile of larger items, one of the camp's earliest residents, a sinewy man in his 50s named Tom Rock, walked over and began helping to lift them into the dumpster.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
26 July 2025
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His sprawling hands corralled loose balls and wayward shots with ease.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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The long stick junior midfielder did it all, scoring 12 goals to go with 33 assists, while corralling 112 ground balls and 62 caused turnovers.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
7 July 2025
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