merry-go-round

merry–go–round

noun

Definition of MERRY-GO-ROUND

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>

Synonyms circle, merry-go-round, round, wheel, zodiac

Related Words pattern, syndrome; course, development, progression, run; beat, circuit, loop, ring; rotation, revolution, turn, turnover; chain, sequence, series, string, succession, train

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