as in wheel
a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order
weary of the daily merry-go-round of commuting to his job in the city
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Recent Examples of merry-go-round
Now imagine there are a bunch of invisible minions on that merry-go-round with you.
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Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Certain fees will remain in effect for state fishing licenses and concessionaires such as the merry-go-round at Tilden Park in the Berkeley Hills.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
The point of sharing those nearly two-decade-old tales of failure and dysfunction was to give an example of how this mediocrity merry-go-round ride didn’t start with anyone associated with the franchise today.
—Omar Kelly
november 4, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
Wales Bonner is just the latest appointment in the merry-go-round of changes among top fashion execs.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2025
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Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Certain fees will remain in effect for state fishing licenses and concessionaires such as the merry-go-round at Tilden Park in the Berkeley Hills.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
The point of sharing those nearly two-decade-old tales of failure and dysfunction was to give an example of how this mediocrity merry-go-round ride didn’t start with anyone associated with the franchise today.
—Omar Kelly
november 4, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
Wales Bonner is just the latest appointment in the merry-go-round of changes among top fashion execs.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for merry-go-round
Noun
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The crash occurred several hours before a man was clipped by a train at the Times Square station and killed when he was dragged under the wheels.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Multiple neighbors spotted King making sure the distance was correct and legal, bending down to the wheels and using a tape measure.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The model successfully reproduced multiple cycles seen during the satellite era, including the gradual shift of sunspots from higher latitudes toward the solar equator—a key indicator of how a cycle develops.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Broncos defensive coordinator two months ago looked like as sure a bet as any to get a head coaching job this cycle.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But Judge Biery’s decision — which has gotten a lot of attention in legal circles and beyond — is much more than a dry specimen of judicial reasoning.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Get some solidarity time with your circle of support.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Merry-go-round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merry-go-round. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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