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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 rounded up
Armed federal agents broke down the door while executing a warrant for someone else, and rounded up the people inside without properly determining whether Juan was a flight risk or a danger to the community, said Lear, his immigration attorney.
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Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Szmul Wasersztein was among a handful of Jews who escaped on July 10, 1941, when Polish residents rounded up and killed hundreds of their Jewish neighbors, mostly by burning them alive in a barn.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
On several occasions in recent years, the UAE has rounded up large groups of people and accused them of terrorist offenses; their trials have been criticized by human rights groups over unfair processes and convictions.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Unhoused residents rounded up their missing animals.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Once in a while, a very bad emperor was said to have rounded up the disabled.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
The Freaky Friday star rounded up snaps from her time spent in New York City, including pictures of her walking with Luai by the water, playing in a park and snuggling up with him on a plane.
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
The advocacy group rounded up statements by airline CEOs that suggest the companies are prepared to use fuel prices as cover for raising their revenue.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
With advice from travel experts—and my personal experiences over the years—we've rounded up 10 of the best trips to take in your 50s.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Szmul Wasersztein was among a handful of Jews who escaped on July 10, 1941, when Polish residents rounded up and killed hundreds of their Jewish neighbors, mostly by burning them alive in a barn.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
On several occasions in recent years, the UAE has rounded up large groups of people and accused them of terrorist offenses; their trials have been criticized by human rights groups over unfair processes and convictions.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Unhoused residents rounded up their missing animals.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Once in a while, a very bad emperor was said to have rounded up the disabled.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
The Freaky Friday star rounded up snaps from her time spent in New York City, including pictures of her walking with Luai by the water, playing in a park and snuggling up with him on a plane.
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
The advocacy group rounded up statements by airline CEOs that suggest the companies are prepared to use fuel prices as cover for raising their revenue.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
With advice from travel experts—and my personal experiences over the years—we've rounded up 10 of the best trips to take in your 50s.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounded up
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Staff conducted 1,259 Live Scan fingerprint services and collected 604 pounds of drugs during take-back events.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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In some cases, data may be collected now with the possibility of future decryption attempts.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the process, however, one of the big distinguishing aspects of TV – the large audiences who once assembled to watch dramas, sitcoms and reality shows – has eroded.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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The material below was assembled through reporting and a survey provided to Gonez.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On April 9, its last off day before a 17-game stretch, the unit gathered at a steakhouse in Milwaukee.—
Danielle Allentuck,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Aired already on primetime VRT and at the same time on VRT MAX, the broadcaster’s online platform, the series was well-received by the audience and gathered both news attention and a great word-of-mouth, with good completion rates and high talk value.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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As people returned from their Earth Week effort to clear trash accumulated over the winter from Waukegan Municipal Beach on Saturday, two were lugging large rusted pieces of steel.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Neither of the engines was damaged during the 470 seconds of hot firing accumulated during the tests.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Our cybersecurity names, Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike , got unfairly grouped into the sell-off, but each managed to gain around 6% on the week.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2026
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Those teams are usually grouped together in one's fandom, and all the emotions were caught on camera Thursday night during a New York radio station's NFL Draft watch party.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Both had amassed more than 100 points and scored goals for fun.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Ding, a Princeton University graduate, currently has a 30 (and counting) game streak and has amassed over $800,000 in winnings so far as of April 24.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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That film garnered more than $900 million worldwide.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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Photos and videos of Chonkers hopping onto docks and perching among his smaller California sea lion friends have garnered thousands of views on social media.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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