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
His total wins above replacement (47.6) are fewer than Utley rolled up just in his seven-year peak (49.3).
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Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
The Cyclones, 2-8 under first-year coach Matt Campbell, toyed with their opponent, rolling up nine touchdowns and 608 total yards.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
Customers roll up to the drive-through window at 2338 Fair Oaks Blvd.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, a steady stream of black SUVs rolled up, depositing yet another batch of skiers and their mountain of gear.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025
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Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
The Cyclones, 2-8 under first-year coach Matt Campbell, toyed with their opponent, rolling up nine touchdowns and 608 total yards.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
Customers roll up to the drive-through window at 2338 Fair Oaks Blvd.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, a steady stream of black SUVs rolled up, depositing yet another batch of skiers and their mountain of gear.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roll up
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Through the observations of the Tyrer children and interviews with CTE experts and a doctor treating Tyrer in his final days, among many others, Allen illuminated Tyrer’s affliction and substantially advanced the increasing view that CTE was at play.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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City leaders are also increasing parking meter rates, extending trash collection fees and making other moves to raise revenues.—
Mariana Trujillo,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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The average tariff on all U.S. imports would rise from less than 3% to about 20%, Ashworth estimated.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Heavy rain continued to produce serious flooding across parts of the Southern United States on Sunday, where rapidly rising floodwaters inundated roadways and spurred some evacuations.—
Daniel Amarante,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2025
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The investment helps to accelerate Mikuni’s goal of expanding to 50 locations by its 50th anniversary, Arai said in a news release announcing the deal.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Feb. 2025
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The demonstration was organized by the service workers' union ver.di, with participants marching through the streets around 10:30 a.m. when the suspect's vehicle overtook a police escort, accelerated, and struck the crowd from behind, police said.—
Security & Defense Reporter Ellie Cook , reporting from Munich,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Dairy may cause a serious allergic reaction such as hives, swelling, and trouble breathing (anaphylaxis).—
Allison Herries,
Verywell Health,
10 Feb. 2025
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The station agent suffered a gash to her face, swelling and pain.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2025
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Look, $100 million on initiatives like expanding atheism in Nepal.—
Linda Qiu,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Immigrant advocates have pushed to shore up those protections with a federal bill that would expand visa eligibility for workers cooperating with regulators to expose labor violations, so far without success.—
Emily Alpert Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Roll up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll%20up. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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