Meanings
roundup1
plural roundups
- The forcible gathering together of any particular group of people.
Vichy's antisemitism as codified in the National Revolution was well established, and the first massive roundup of foreign Jews had taken place the previous fall.
2009, Shannon L. Fogg, The Politics of Everyday Life in Vichy France, page 111 - The summary to a news bulletin.
The BBC is to launch its first "vodcasts"—the video version of podcasts—with a weekly roundup from shows including the Ten O'Clock News, Newsnight and Question Time.\
2006 July 27, Mark Sweney, “BBC to launch news 'vodcasts'”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 09 Apr 2025 - The finishing of an arrangement.
Roundup2
- A city, the county seat of Musselshell County, Montana, United States, which served as a place for cattle roundups.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Deverbal from round up.
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roundup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roundup
“roundup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roundup. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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