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Recent Examples of rotary
Turbine-smooth and powerful, the rotary was also notoriously failure-prone due to unreliable rotor seals that ultimately doomed NSU—and the engine generally.
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Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
Aleman placed the roses on a conveyor belt, advancing them to a rotary saw that cut their stems.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Between the front passengers, there’s a floating centre console with climate control rotary dials and two cupholders beneath.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
The company is probably best known for its sleek and utilitarian toggle light switches and rotary dimmers, as well as cabinet pulls inspired by motorcycle handlebars.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2024
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Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
Aleman placed the roses on a conveyor belt, advancing them to a rotary saw that cut their stems.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Between the front passengers, there’s a floating centre console with climate control rotary dials and two cupholders beneath.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
The company is probably best known for its sleek and utilitarian toggle light switches and rotary dimmers, as well as cabinet pulls inspired by motorcycle handlebars.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotary
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Drivers complain of delays at new Fishers 96th Street roundabout.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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Earlier this month, the City Council voted unanimously to remove two traffic circles, or small roundabouts, installed in 2013 at intersections on Kelly Drive.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Also, any changes to the traffic circles would require a redesign that would push the project past the deadline.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 July 2025
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Horizontal measures These include traffic circles, like the ones recently installed along 12th Avenue South, which slow traffic significantly without any bumps in the road itself.—
Brad Schmitt,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Moreover, Chime primarily generates its income through interchange fees—small charges that merchants incur when a customer uses a Chime card.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Other work follows, also overnight, Tuesday through March 21: Crews will close two right-hand lanes at the interchange of northbound I-71/75 and I-275 for work, keeping the remaining lane on the left open.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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The woman was grabbed from behind and dragged into the cloverleaf section of Interstate 80 and Madison Avenue, where she was strangled and raped.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Feb. 2025
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Choices range from a tidy 350-square-foot room to the expansive Ultra Suite, which will set you back more than $1,500 for a night of high-rolling luxury overlooking the Tri-State Tollway cloverleaf interchange in East Hazel Crest.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Tarte Shape Tape formula delivers full, flawless coverage that instantly brightens dark circles, blurs blemishes, and sculpts the face without feeling heavy.—
Marie Lodi,
Allure,
5 July 2025
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A couple of years ago, the tree collapsed, on account of disease, and now, amid birdsong and leaf-whisper, the concentric circles of stones, shifted by roots and overgrown with moss, have become a memorial to the organism that once supported them.—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
4 July 2025
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“Rotary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotary. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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