ROUNDUP Definition & Meaning

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roundup

[ round-uhp ]

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noun

the driving together of cattle, horses, etc., for inspection, branding, shipping to market, or the like, as in the western U.S.
the people and horses who do this.
the herd so collected.
the gathering together of scattered items or groups of people:
a police roundup of suspects.
a summary, brief listing, or résumé of related facts, figures, or information:
Sunday's newspaper has a sports roundup giving the final score of every baseball game of the past week.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of roundup¹

First recorded in 1760–70; noun use of verb phrase round up

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Idioms and Phrases

see head for (the last roundup) . Also see round up .

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Lyons envisioned a future in which the mass roundups and deportations of people in the United States could run as efficiently as ordering a cheap pair of headphones.

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A roundup of climate, energy and environmental news from around the American West.

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Separately, Trump is overseeing migrant roundups, detentions and deportations that lack any semblance of constitutional due process.

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Ten years ago, April Fool's stories in the newspapers were so prevalent that the BBC published this roundup of them.

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The dramatization of migrant roundups incorporating actors and TV characters like Dr. Phil legitimizes the ICE raids and makes for good TV.

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