rounding up

verb

present participle of round up
as in assembling
to bring together in one body or place rounded everyone up for one final training session

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Recent Examples of rounding up President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador had turned what was once the world’s deadliest country into one of its safest, largely by rounding up tens of thousands of young men and sentencing them to prison in mass trials. — Jack Nicas, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Now Trump’s folks are rounding up and deporting people who were jailed in their home country for the sin of defending democracy. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 Paramount’s Heart of the Beast is rounding up around $11 million in its second weekend for a cume of roughly $38 million. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026 Our expert team here at PCMag has been busy rounding up all the best early Prime Day markdowns already available, including laptops, headphones, robot vacuums, and more. — Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 The repeat rebookings stem from the fact that the federal government often doesn’t have enough detention space to jail all the immigrants whom ICE and its cooperating local authorities are rounding up. — Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2026 In honor of the legendary actress-musician, PEOPLE is rounding up the most memorable theatrical films featuring Parton’s singular presence. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 Collins thanked the Porter County Emergency Management Agency for rounding up five generators that helped keep lift stations operating. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 The money comes from a $250 million trust fund set up by the Legislature to help cover the expenses incurred by law enforcement agencies working to meet a new state mandate to assist the federal government in rounding up and deporting immigrants. — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounding up
  1. assembling
  2. collecting
  3. gathering
  4. amassing
  5. grouping
  6. picking up
  7. accumulating
Verb
  • The two looks also mark a departure from the vintage-heavy wardrobe Roach has been assembling for Kardashian, which has included some archival pulls from Saint Laurent and Elizabeth Taylor-channelling Balenciaga.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Because freedom of navigation was viewed as a fundamental principle of the global order, assembling large groups committed to upholding this pillar was intended to demonstrate international resolve and isolate the bad actor.
    — Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of assembling
Verb
  • The Hawks are 2-2 through four games, collecting a pair of division wins before losing consecutive games to the Rockets, who’ve remained a difficult matchup over the past three years.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Every day, trucks from The Action Center travel across the Denver metro, collecting donated food from grocery stores and other partners that might otherwise go to waste.
    — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of collecting
Verb
  • DJs take over late on Fridays and Saturdays, while Sundays belong to samba and feijoada meals, honoring the local tradition of gathering with loved ones on weekends to enjoy the black bean and meat stew.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The HyLighter’s balance of range, cost, safety, and data-gathering capabilities could have broad applications, including environmental monitoring and urban planning.
    — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of gathering
Verb
  • Over time, McCreery developed greater control of his trademark lower range and began cowriting more of his material, grabbing two more chart-topping albums and, after moving to Triple Tigers, amassing six No.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Razorbacks' run game lifted them throughout, amassing 187 yards.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of amassing
Verb
  • Drying towels on their own rather than grouping them with other laundry items eliminates this issue.
    — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In 2023, Canali debuted Care, an umbrella program grouping all the brand’s eco- and responsibility-minded initiatives.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of grouping
Verb
  • Byfield beat goalie Samuel Ersson with a snap shot from the high slot, with Drew Doughty picking up his third assist of the night on the play.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But the tireless churn of his storytelling, picking up and depositing little clues of what came before, is the mark of an auteur who has barely scratched the surface of his prowess.
    — Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of picking up
Verb
  • Beasley had previously borrowed money from Davis after accumulating millions of dollars in gambling losses.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • However, given the company's future commitments for computing power that have yet to hit its expenses, Anthropic will have to continue accumulating cash through fundraising or generating profits to fulfill its obligations.
    — Leslie Picker, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of accumulating

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“Rounding up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounding%20up. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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