rounded up

verb

past tense of round up
as in collected
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 Save as a collection on MyRecipes We’ve rounded up our favorite, easy ways to prepare chicken. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026 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 In August, a judge awarded around $73,000 to one law firm and just under $14,000 to another after lawyers successfully challenged the detention of some of the immigrants rounded up that October day. — Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2026 As the movie enters theaters, THR has rounded up what critics are saying, below. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026 For motorists with electric vehicles, the average kilowatt hour cost at charging stations in Florida on Sunday rounded up to 41 cents, a rate mostly unchanged since early March. — News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026 In the 1930s, the Nazi government used a variety of forms of public data including tax returns and census records to help identify Jews who would be rounded up and sent to concentration camps where millions were killed. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Philip and Chyna rounded up dozens of official watch party spots across the city — 📖 Check out the full guide here for every school that CharlotteFive’s Heidi Finley and team found. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026 The images that sparked her into action – ICE’s rough treatment of people of color being rounded up, former DHS chief Kristi Noem posing in front of shirtless men in a Salvadoran prison – hit close to home. — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounded up
  1. collected
  2. assembled
  3. gathered
  4. accumulated
  5. grouped
  6. amassed
  7. garnered
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  • In a new study published in Science on Thursday, researchers collected stool samples from more than 170 people before and after a second or third dose of a COVID vaccine.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026
  • For larger donations, which usually arrive on pallets, brands pay per pound, after Fabscrap has collected and weighed the donations.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of collected
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  • Roberts collaborated with renowned flute player Katisse Buckingham, who played jazz flute and Tim Loo, who assembled a group of musicians.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The company describes it as one of the largest datasets of intracortical neural activity assembled to date.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of assembled
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  • More than 1,000 people were gathered as more than 50 shots were fired in at least two locations about a block apart in Vienna, Georgia, according to Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Deryck gathered up the platinum blonde lengths and rolled them into two equal portions on either side of Megan's head, pinning and sculpting them to resemble the pointed shape of a cat ear.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of gathered
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  • About 200 tanks and armored personnel carriers of the occupiers have been accumulated near Irpin.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Hubbard, who is in his sixth season with Carolina, currently has 3,870 yards franchise rushing yards, just 110 yards away from McCaffrey, who accumulated them through week 6 of his sixth Panthers season.
    — Will Dehmel October 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of accumulated
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  • 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 grouped
Verb
  • The groups behind the #BlockTheMerger coalition, which had amassed more than 5,700 signatories from actors, filmmakers and industry workers opposed to the deal, filed a brief with the court urging Martínez-Olguín to reject the settlement.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Heading into Sunday’s game against the Eagles, the 13th-year pro has amassed a career-best 358 receiving yards through three games.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of amassed
Verb
  • Eisenberg’s film garnered considerable laughs — and applause — from the theater-going crowd at its starry NYFF screening that saw Eisenberg, the cast, producer Emma Stone and even Claire Danes in attendance.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Her distinctive essays, prose and poetry, in which the ancient and modern live side-by-side, have garnered her critical acclaim.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of garnered

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“Rounded up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounded%20up. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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