round·up
ˈrau̇nd-ˌəp 
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
rounded up; rounding up; rounds up
1
: to collect (animals, such as cattle) by means of a roundup
2
: to gather in or bring together from various quarters
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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
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Emily Price, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
Those that come into effect this year, which Newsweek has rounded up below, include everything from protections for actors in Hollywood against artificial intelligence to parking restrictions.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Check out more rum holiday drinks in our rum cocktail roundup.
—Emily Price, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Today, the good doc is most present in Forbes roundups and the abundance of Beats headphones in music videos; the dog doesn’t go more than a few months without a moment of whimsical virality.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
At the Texas border, members were rounding up immigrants in armed patrols.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
Those that come into effect this year, which Newsweek has rounded up below, include everything from protections for actors in Hollywood against artificial intelligence to parking restrictions.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Roundup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roundup. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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roundup
1 of 2 noun
round·up
ˈrau̇n-ˌdəp
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 verbˈrau̇n-ˈdəp
1
: to collect (as cattle) by circling and driving
2
: to gather in or bring together
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