as in indirect
not straightforward or direct
took a roundabout route to the beach
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as in underpass
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Recent Examples of roundabout
Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
After the crude comment and other comments about the Steelers hiring his former Green Bay Packers head coach and Pittsburgh native Mike McCarthy, Rodgers was asked by McAfee about his football intentions in a roundabout way.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
The video also shows flames rising from a roundabout with onlookers recording the moment on their phones and cheering.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 2 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The nightly viewership of the somewhat antiquated TV format can no longer justify the expense — at least, that’s the roundabout reason CBS gave for canceling The Late Show.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
After the crude comment and other comments about the Steelers hiring his former Green Bay Packers head coach and Pittsburgh native Mike McCarthy, Rodgers was asked by McAfee about his football intentions in a roundabout way.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
The Goodland Parkway connects the intersection of Highways 287 and 360 to the development through a roundabout.
—Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
The video also shows flames rising from a roundabout with onlookers recording the moment on their phones and cheering.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundabout
Adjective
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Essentially, if a natural gas pipeline is being approved, the process doesn’t need to consider the indirect effects of burning the gas at a power plant.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Indonesian foreign ministry said today that the peacekeeper who was killed was an Indonesian national and that three others were injured by indirect artillery fire, Reuters reported.—
Charlene Gubash,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Georgetown Road in Cecil Township turned into a lake at the bottom of a hill and underpass.—
Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Reconstruction requires full demolition to raise the vertical clearance in order to increase safety while simultaneously reducing congestion in the underpass.—
Hedija Spahalic,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Article continues below Early observations have revealed that the asteroid travels a near circular path around the sun that intersects Earth's orbit twice over the course of its 354-day period.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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SpaceX filed seven requests to use the spectrum across its lineup, including the current Starlink dish, the Starlink Mini, the second-generation dish, and the now-defunct first-gen circular dish.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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After first threatening to kill Hole, Barli instead jumps out of his fifth-floor balcony window, where he is impaled on an outdoor rotary clothes airer stationed in the garden below.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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Cordless rotary hammer for concrete and masonry.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The traffic circle on Tyler Street near the Bishop Arts area has been the scene of several crashes.—
Robbie Owens,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The 14-acre site is on the south side of U.S. 287, not far from the traffic circle at the exit ramps.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Chapin said Tokyo’s narrow and winding streets, often crowded with right-handed cars driving on the left side of the road, will present a fresh test for its AI technology, but that Nuro’s systems are designed to adapt and respond in real time.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Hosch, 67, went for a hike on part of the Appalachian Trail, a winding path that extends almost 2,200 miles through 14 states.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The improvements would include an overpass bridge for RM 2871 over the Union Pacific Railroad and Aledo Road.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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On March 12, the dog, now named Trooper, was spotted by good Samaritans who stopped to help near the I-695/I-795 overpass.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Two people died early Sunday when a speeding SUV went off a freeway interchange in South County and landed in the Sweetwater River, authorities said.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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After heading east on University Avenue, drivers can rejoin I-80/35 at the University Avenue interchange, which recently reopened.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Roundabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundabout. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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