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rounders

British  
/ ˈraʊndəz /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) a ball game in which players run between posts after hitting the ball, scoring a 'rounder' if they run round all four before the ball is retrieved

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Just four years ago, they also had three first rounders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

"Could play a couple of all rounders, could play a spinner, could play no spinner," he said.

From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026

The team is facing major decisions this summer with its roster, beginning on draft night when the team could combine the No. 17 pick with first- rounders in 2029 and 2031 in a trade.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2024

The Kraken had nine picks on Thursday, including the three second rounders, one apiece in the third, fourth and fifth rounds, two in the sixth and one in the seventh.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023

We were sitting on the grass after a rounders match and Miss Lucy had been giving us a typical talk on smoking when Marge suddenly asked if Miss Lucy had herself ever had a cigarette.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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