as in indirectly
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Recent Examples of circuitously
And the fact that lots of these startups ultimately sell to other startups circuitously makes things even more insular.
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circuitously
Adverb
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Nov. 2025
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Just to build it will employ over a thousand Americans, directly and indirectly, plus the long term maintenance and staffing.—
Joshua Sammons,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Both the Death Note manga and this 37-episode adaptation are staggeringly original and deviously entertaining, a brilliant, gory dark comedy that fully capitalizes on its premise.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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DeSantis deviously gave the GOP four more districts, putting Democrats at a 20 to 8 disadvantage.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Circuitously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circuitously. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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