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
That means his expectation for 2025 is for the Dolphins to get off the mediocrity merry-go-round, produce a winning record and possibly end the team’s 25 streak of not winning a playoff game.
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Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
This merry-go-round of emotions can be challenging for relations with those who are closest to you – spouses, partners and close friends.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2025
From hiking, swimming, riding trains or merry-go-rounds, or just enjoying the peaceful nature, there’s plenty for everyone to do.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
But left tackle became a merry-go-round with four different starters.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2025
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Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
This merry-go-round of emotions can be challenging for relations with those who are closest to you – spouses, partners and close friends.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2025
From hiking, swimming, riding trains or merry-go-rounds, or just enjoying the peaceful nature, there’s plenty for everyone to do.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
But left tackle became a merry-go-round with four different starters.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for merry-go-round
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merry-go-round
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Then there were the gym class scooters, which were basically just a flat plastic surface and four wheels of death that would send you careening across the gym floor, often crushing your fingers in the process.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
12 Sep. 2025
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Everyone has an opinion about Rachel’s exit on the hamster wheel.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Sep. 2025
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As a result, embodied emissions, e-waste, and the administrative burden of the conventional hardware refresh cycle are greatly reduced.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Paes spoke passionately about the urgent need for resources in the harshly remote settings seen in the film — settings that help to foment these cycles of abuse.—
Stacey Wilson Hunt,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Sep. 2025
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Heavy trucks account for about two gigatonnes of carbon dioxide annually, not to mention other emissions, so seeking cleaner alternatives to power them is a major priority in environmental circles.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Sep. 2025
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Another, also built from white disks on a bending wire, evokes a mechanized Japanese cherry tree, its circles—perched high on a narrow stem—not revolving so much as brushing quickly past one another.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Merry-go-round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merry-go-round. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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