as in to increase
to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number
ticket sales are expected to roll up as the date of the concert nears
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Recent Examples of roll up
Rodney Drinkard, 63, rolled up his sleeves and grabbed a rake, piling mulch into a wheelbarrow.
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Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Members of the Rancho Santa Fe Rotary Club and Girl Scouts rolled up their sleeves for a day of service on April 11, picking oranges to support the San Diego Food Bank.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The work led him to revisit a particularly powerful invariant called the Kontsevich integral, which contains many other knot invariants rolled up inside it.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
Noah Kahan rolled up to NPR’s Tiny Desk for a four-song performance that featured the debut of two tracks from his upcoming album, The Great Divide.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
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Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Members of the Rancho Santa Fe Rotary Club and Girl Scouts rolled up their sleeves for a day of service on April 11, picking oranges to support the San Diego Food Bank.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The work led him to revisit a particularly powerful invariant called the Kontsevich integral, which contains many other knot invariants rolled up inside it.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
Noah Kahan rolled up to NPR’s Tiny Desk for a four-song performance that featured the debut of two tracks from his upcoming album, The Great Divide.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll up
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Water testing has been temporarily increased to once a month at the Oceanside Harbor after someone reported seeing a suspicious liquid dumped from a boat.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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This sprawling, unchecked population growth just increases water demand.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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But they are expected to rise with tightening supplies of fuel and fertilizer.—
Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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To address rising demand of lithium The USGS projects that global production capacity will double by 2029 to address rising demand from technology companies.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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As the climate crisis accelerates and urban populations boom, wildfires across the world are becoming larger, burning hotter, and harder to tackle, experts told CNN.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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Something else must be accelerating these particles, but scientists don’t yet know what.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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Veneers and crowns can cause temporary sensitivity or mild discomfort, while implants may lead to swelling and soreness in the first few days.—
K.H. Koehler,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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While a warm, four-bar bassline chugs alongside dubby stabs and bouncy swells, BEA1991’s vocals switch from nonchalant monotone to falsetto in a way that sounds like an involuntary yelp of joy.—
Reid BG,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Moon moves through your 9th House of Perspective, expanding how your ideas are received.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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At Fremantle, Katrosar built and expanded a global advertising business across streaming, broadcast, social and branded partnerships.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Roll up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll%20up. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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