as in to increase
to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number
ticket sales are expected to roll up as the date of the concert nears
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Recent Examples of roll up
This translates to his output as well as to Statham himself, who year after year rolls up his sleeves and goes to work to entertain us with a lot of remarkably similar plot constructs.
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Mike Ryan, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
His willingness to roll up his sleeves showed potential investors just how far this founder would go to support his customers.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
And who’s not going to laugh out loud at Burke breaking the fourth wall to roll up his trousers to show a bit of leg?
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
This one easily rolls up and can be carried in your backpack.
—Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for roll up
Mike Ryan, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
His willingness to roll up his sleeves showed potential investors just how far this founder would go to support his customers.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
And who’s not going to laugh out loud at Burke breaking the fourth wall to roll up his trousers to show a bit of leg?
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
This one easily rolls up and can be carried in your backpack.
—Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for roll up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll up
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Those unused hours can, however, be converted to service credit to increase their government pensions.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Tesla has increased North American sourcing for parts of many models over the last two years, which would decrease tariff exposure for the E41, two people aware of the matter said.—
Abhirup Roy,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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These luxe hydrogel eye masks, infused with antioxidant-rich colloidal gold and soothing rose damask extract, brighten and boost radiance in the delicate under-eye area.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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Today’s offal movement is, in part, an offshoot of the carnivore diet—a meat-heavy approach to eating that, despite copious warnings from nutritionists, rose to prominence online beginning around 2018.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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The improved coding and long-context capabilities could accelerate software development cycles, enabling developers to tackle more complex problems, analyze legacy code more effectively, or generate code documentation and tests more efficiently.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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This process can accelerate movement toward extreme issue-position groups and identities.—
Jen Cole Wright,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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Before the pandemic, Jackson County Public Health had about 30 employees, but swelled to about 120 during the crisis.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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The agency hopes the undertaking will accommodate population swells on Fort Worth’s western outskirts.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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For 2024, the list was expanded to 450 companies and looked at their emissions between 2020 and 2022.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Capital One is expanding its travel perks, adding exclusive airport lounges, landings (think: snazzy, foodie-forward boutique lounges) and two hotel collections with special benefits.—
Paul Rubio,
AFAR Media,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Roll up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll%20up. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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