rolled up

verb

past tense of roll up
as in increased
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 rolled up When worn as traditional headphones only the inside drivers are active, but when rolled up the Neo’s outward-facing drivers function as a pair of 5-watt speakers. — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026 Guests lingered, sharing cigarettes and stealing a last swig of wine as the carpet rolled up. — Ashley Sp, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Miller rolled up the sleeves of her T-shirt and paired the top with a set of relaxed-fitting blue jeans from Re/Done. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 Boswell has rolled up some points as well this season behind quarterback Djmarques Vigil, who has averaged just under 200 yards passing per game including a 222-yard (8 of 16) performance with three TDs last week. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026 That's because, while all the other runners were decked out in their standard tiny bottoms and tanks, Keely rolled up in an all black, full-body catsuit. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026 The Davis skateboarding community rolled up to shred on Friday night as the city celebrated the opening of its new skate park. — Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026 He was rolled up while playing on a kickoff return in the fourth quarter. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026 Its dramatic cuffs can be worn over your wrists, folded over sweater sleeves, or rolled up to show off a pretty watch. — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolled up
  1. increased
  2. rose
  3. accelerated
  4. expanded
  5. swelled
  6. climbed
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  • While the space is only 10 percent bigger, the redesign has increased the number of fitting stations from four to six, allowing more customers to be serviced at the same time.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Attacks on ships transiting the strait have increased since Iran's proposal was rejected.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of increased
Verb
  • Jim Bakker, televangelist who rose to fame and fell from grace, has died at 86.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • First-half box office rose 42% on last year, admissions rose 34%, and Korean films took 64% of revenue.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of rose
Verb
  • That prospect has also accelerated efforts to develop quantum-resistant cryptography.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Freestanding beauty stores’ openings will be accelerated in other countries.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of accelerated
Verb
  • Degroote says Fox acquired the format after executives watched the French adaptation, which significantly expanded the scale of the original Norwegian concept.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Hyun, who has made AI films including Crypto Man and Genfluencer, expanded on this topic.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of expanded
Verb
  • Further east, in the coastal province of Rayong abutting a major industrial belt, authorities ordered evacuations on Monday after flood waters swelled two reservoirs beyond their capacity.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In 2023, one of the wettest years in decades, the San Joaquin swelled to four miles wide at the site.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of swelled
Verb
  • View hours rose only about 2% in the first half of 2026 compared with a year earlier, even as content spending climbed.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Freeport-McMoRan — The miner's stock gained 3% as gold prices climbed.
    — Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of climbed

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“Rolled up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rolled%20up. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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