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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
Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
For games that involved more horizontal mouse movement, though, a narrow, rounded thigh-top does not serve as a very natural mouse pad.
—ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
Curved and fluted doors—four total— open via magnetic push mechanisms to provide storage space in the island’s rounded end.
—Jody Garlock, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025
The rounded saddle bag shape, beige leather exterior, matching strap, and flap closure with a buckle are all a lot like her bag.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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For example, this black one has a rounded dome-like shape similar to Garner’s, whereas for $50, this bright red flap bag is a stellar lookalike to Greer’s.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
For games that involved more horizontal mouse movement, though, a narrow, rounded thigh-top does not serve as a very natural mouse pad.
—ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
Curved and fluted doors—four total— open via magnetic push mechanisms to provide storage space in the island’s rounded end.
—Jody Garlock, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025
The rounded saddle bag shape, beige leather exterior, matching strap, and flap closure with a buckle are all a lot like her bag.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rounded
Adjective
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My mother loved to preserve figs, transforming the purple-and-green bulbous orbs to caramel-brown delicacies of sweetness.—
Claude Barilleaux,
Christian Science Monitor,
9 Apr. 2025
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And still the new bats might have gone unnoticed by many had Kay, the Yankees’ announcer, not pointed out the bulbous bat of Jazz Chisholm shortly before Chisholm hit a single during the rout of the Brewers a week ago.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These aren’t just cosmetic—they’re the kinds of behind-the-scenes changes that help make an already stellar game feel even smoother.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The stamp has no expiration date and was introduced to make the transition from one stamp cost to the next a much smoother process, the postal service said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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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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Her ghost of Christmas future is a funereal specter without a face, circled by dark moths.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
25 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
Adjective
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The wrappers don’t have to be a perfect circle, just roundish.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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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
Adjective
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The snow-cone drink comes in a 16-ounce spherical cup and in mango, strawberry, watermelon and raspberry flavors.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2025
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The movie will have its spherical premiere on Aug. 28.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
4 Apr. 2025
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Never a perfect circle, but dependably rotund, the doughnuts are large enough to tear at greedily and still last the entire drive home.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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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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The brand was recognized for using its knowledge to understand how trash can be used as part of a circular sustainability ecosystem for future automobiles.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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The circular dots found near the center of the fossil indicate that a predatory marine reptile called a mosasaur took some bites of it.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Rounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rounded. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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