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noun

ˈrau̇nd-ˌəp

Definition of roundup

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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round up

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verb

as in to collect

to bring together in one body or place rounded everyone up for one final training session

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Noun

Rich chocolate-brown suede is also having a moment across coats, blazers and bombers, and is even trickling down into accessories like handbags according to a stylist and editor roundup from Yahoo! — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 Chocolate-brown suede is trending across categories, even extending to handbags, according to Yahoo Shopping’s roundup. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

Verb

Stars like Einbinder and Susan Sarandon were rounded up for demanding an end to Israel’s military actions in Gaza and southern Lebanon ahead of the Israeli PM’s speech at UN headquarters. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026 An InStyle editor taps a celebrity nail artist to round up 10 pretty colors worth bookmarking this season. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roundup

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Noun

At the age of 36, Fazio instead provides a summary of his experiences.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
The remaining men were handed lighter punishments, the summaries show.

— Sharon Otterman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of summary

Verb

Flora has collected contributions from unions, corporations including Walmart, Chevron and Uber, and major trade organizations and vastly eclipses the financial contributions that his challenger has received.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
The benefits of having better fare gate technology go beyond collecting more revenue.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of collect

Verb

Luann gathers everyone and literally gives Vicki her flowers and thanks her for putting Housewives on the map.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
More than 1,000 people were gathered at the site, and more than 50 shots were fired in at least two locations about a block apart in Vienna, Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy told WMAZ-TV.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of gather

Verb

The new leadership team that Skydance is assembling under the direction of Ellison and Ynon Kreiz, just recruited from Mattel to serve as co-CEO, has to navigate that dynamic.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Mallica Kumbera Landrus, the Ashmolean’s curator of Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian art, expressed excitement over the chance to assemble a trove of Bangladeshi art.

— News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of assemble

Verb

Instead, overtones accumulate and churn and a loose banner of guitar is draped across the song.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
Because microorganisms in water turn regular mercury into methylmercury, a toxic chemical form that binds tightly to fish tissue, the heavy metal accumulates to higher levels in aquatic animals.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of accumulate

Verb

The earlier four-count indictment grouped the devices found outside the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters together under each charge.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
The concerts are grouped into two-night couplings with the group playing unique set lists each night.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of group

Verb

Starting freshman tight end Mark Bowman was also listed as questionable on the report after catching six passes for 44 yards against Oregon and amassing the second-most receptions on the team overall with 21.

— Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
In addition to their share in Walmart, the family has continued to amass their fortune through the acquisition of sports teams.

— Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of amass

Verb

Working with Urban Pioneering Architecture, Haughton corralled an all-Caribbean team of craftsmen and builders to renovate the four-story town house.

— Camille Okhio, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026
It will be corralled into a separate drainage system that will take it across the street to a facility owned by Manatee County Government, where it is treated and disposed of down a deep injection well.

— Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

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