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roll up
verb
rolled up; rolling up; rolls up
: to increase or acquire by successive accumulations : accumulate
rolled up a large majority
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Examples of roll up in a Sentence
ticket sales are expected to roll up as the date of the concert nears
Recent Examples on the Web
The Cyclones, 2-8 under first-year coach Matt Campbell, toyed with their opponent, rolling up nine touchdowns and 608 total yards.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
Customers roll up to the drive-through window at 2338 Fair Oaks Blvd.
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Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, a steady stream of black SUVs rolled up, depositing yet another batch of skiers and their mountain of gear.
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Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025
Byford loved both the media and his operations’ customers and was famous for greeting travelers with a big grin and rolling up his sleeve to mop up station leaks; Carter, perpetually playing defense, ran from both groups at every available opportunity.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1822, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2
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“Roll up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20up. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
roll up
verb
: to build up by many additions one after the other
the winning candidate rolled up a large majority
Legal Definition
rollup
noun
roll·up
ˈrōl-ˌəp
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