roundup

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noun

round·​up ˈrau̇nd-ˌəp How to pronounce roundup (audio)
1
a(1)
: the act or process of collecting animals (such as cattle) by riding around them and driving them in
(2)
: the cowboys and ranch personnel engaged in a cattle roundup
b
: a gathering in of scattered persons or things
a roundup of all suspects
2
: a summary of information
a roundup of the news

round up

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verb

rounded up; rounding up; rounds up

transitive verb

1
: to collect (animals, such as cattle) by means of a roundup
2
: to gather in or bring together from various quarters

Examples of roundup in a Sentence

Noun The police ordered a roundup of all the suspects. Here's a roundup of today's news. Verb rounded everyone up for one final training session
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
For the full roundup of international networks and streamers showing the ceremony, the Academy has a list here. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024 Subscribers receive more exclusive tidbits like this one, as well as a weekly roundup of all our state worker coverage. Maya Miller, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024 And be sure to tune into The Excerpt tomorrow for a full roundup. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024 Sign up for Sound Off to get a weekly roundup of our columns, editorials and more. The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2024 This week’s roundup of the best new country songs stars Lainey Wilson, who over the past year has been crowned the CMAs’ entertainer of the year and picked up her first Grammy, in addition to notching multiple No. 1 Country Airplay hits. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2024 Here’s a roundup of high school varsity action on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2024 See results, stats and more in the Fort Worth-area bi-district roundup. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2024 Worldwide Tacos is just one of several Black taco spots in the city that my colleague Danielle Dorsey highlights in her roundup of nine L.A. spots that prove that tacos are soul food. Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
Verb
Editor-in-chief MJ Day rounded up 29 of the magazine’s past models, including Martha Stewart, 82, Maye Musk, 75, and Christie Brinkley, 70, who lead the pack of bombshells in the spread. Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024 Essential happenings Contributor Alison Brower rounds up the essential art fair activity for Frieze Week. Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024 Migration officers have also started rounding up migrants whose tickets have expired, who linger in the airport for more than a day or who come from a handful of African countries from which Colombia still requires a transit visa. Annie Correal Federico Rios, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024 For example, analysts for S&P Global Mobility, and in a joint forecast from J.D. Power and GlobalData separately each predict a forecast for U.S. new-vehicle sales that rounds up to about 1.2 million cars and trucks, in February 2024. Jim Henry, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 With the cast returning for multiple movies based on the series — Psych: The Movie (2017), Psych 2: Lassie Come Home (2020), and Psych 3: This Is Gus (2021), EW rounded up 10 of our favorite episodes that are always worth revisiting. 10. EW.com, 26 Feb. 2024 After an 18-month investigation, in August 2023, 10 former Antioch and Pittsburg officers were rounded up and brought to court. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024 Along with acting as a litmus test for Haley’s ability to round up support in her home state, South Carolina’s primary will set the stage going into Super Tuesday and provide a burst of momentum to the winning campaign. Kathryn Palmer, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024 Android Circuit rounds up the news from the Android world every weekend here on Forbes. Ewan Spence, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Verb

1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of roundup was in 1847

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Cite this Entry

“Roundup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roundup. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

roundup

1 of 2 noun
round·​up ˈrau̇n-ˌdəp How to pronounce roundup (audio)
1
: the gathering together of animals (as cows) on the range by riding around them and driving them in
2
: a gathering together of scattered persons or things
3
: summary entry 2
a roundup of the news

round up

2 of 2 verb
ˈrau̇n-ˈdəp
1
: to collect (as cattle) by circling and driving
2
: to gather in or bring together

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