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as in bulbous
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as in smooth
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as in rolled
to form into a round compact mass
carefully rounded the dough and placed it on a cookie tray
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as in circled
to travel completely around
a monorail for visitors that rounds the park
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as in curved
to turn away from a straight line or course
rounded on the track and headed for the finish line
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Recent Examples of rounded
Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
Gomez's nails are a bit shorter and simpler, with a rounded finish, while Grande's longer nails feature a classic French tip.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 11 Dec. 2024
The rounded cap, with its short, stiff brim, is a more fashionable take on a beret — and a style that designers like Chanel and Dolce & Gabbana continue to reinvent in classic tweed or edgy lace and netting.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
Pulling from these heroes’ and villains’ moves found in comics and films gives Marvel Rivals’ characters a more rounded kit, allowing all of them to have some form of movement, as well as a long-range and close-range attack.
—Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
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This small, rounded table now adds a charming touch with its antique wood.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
Gomez's nails are a bit shorter and simpler, with a rounded finish, while Grande's longer nails feature a classic French tip.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 11 Dec. 2024
The rounded cap, with its short, stiff brim, is a more fashionable take on a beret — and a style that designers like Chanel and Dolce & Gabbana continue to reinvent in classic tweed or edgy lace and netting.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
Pulling from these heroes’ and villains’ moves found in comics and films gives Marvel Rivals’ characters a more rounded kit, allowing all of them to have some form of movement, as well as a long-range and close-range attack.
—Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
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Both are bulbous tropical plants that bloom in winter in the northern hemisphere, and both are poisonous if ingested.Dr. Nick Goltz, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2024
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This is because a button nose, described as a small, rounded nose, accentuates the shape of the bulbous tip.India Espy-Jones, Essence, 17 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Rollins delivered a perfect entry pass, and Portis spun over his right shoulder to knock down a smooth 12-foot turnaround jumper.Brian Sampson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Covid and a sputtering Presidency lie behind us, a sense of national renewal and smooth economic sailing ahead; that moment of pure Americana may come as close as any to capturing the optimism of where 2024 may lead.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Crosby continued his nearly 20-year assault on the Philadelphia Flyers with a 4-point outburst as the Penguins rolled to a 7-3 victory at PPG Paints Arena in their final game before the Christmas break.Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Democrats pressing to streamline the prior authorization process in Medicare Advantage have made some last-minute changes that add cost to the plan and could complicate its chances of being rolled into a year-end health deal.Victoria Knight, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Some of us circled the toys and left the catalog open to strategic pages for all to see.Dawn Mitchell, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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Towns knows the healthiest way forward is to treat this as just another game — an opportunity for the Knicks to continue building chemistry while adding a mark in the win column — but in reality, this was a game circled in invisible ink.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
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In the map created for the 2022 film, Gotham is three islands that are almost roundish, jagged circles connected by bridges, so the Tricorner Bridge is kind of like the Brooklyn Bridge, but not quite.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 20 Sep. 2024
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Eventually this network consolidates into roundish blobs, and two distinct phases arise—one enriched with LAT and the other with very little LAT but lots of other proteins.Trevor GrandPre, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024
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Unlike other deep-dive submersibles, which use a spherical shape to evenly distribute intense pressure, the Titan was shaped like a pill to accommodate more passengers.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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The inner part of the machine rotates like a screw, combining the molecules, converting the structure of the plant material from spherical shapes to fibers.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024
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The toy, named Psyduck—intended for humans—is a rotund duck-like creature prone to splitting headaches.Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2023
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Meet the rotund rascal Sir John Falstaff and the wise wives of Windsor in one of Shakespeare’s most raucous comedies.Joey Morona, cleveland, 1 Feb. 2023
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According to La Roche-Posay, apply this to the face and neck in circular motions.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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But researchers know of multiple circular monuments in northeastern Scotland that were purposely laid flat.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Rounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounded. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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