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Recent Examples of circuitously
Inside, the floor plan flows circuitously, creating an open plan filled with natural light.
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Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
And the fact that lots of these startups ultimately sell to other startups circuitously makes things even more insular.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
And the fact that lots of these startups ultimately sell to other startups circuitously makes things even more insular.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circuitously
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
19 May 2026
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Its work on de-extincting woolly mammoths has, somewhat indirectly, led to the development of a vaccine against elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus, the number-one killer of young elephants in captivity and a significant threat to species in the wild.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
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And could a second season, sans the extraordinary talents of Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, deliver a story and themes in keeping with that brand, without sullying what was so deviously tricky about the original series and its tone?—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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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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“Circuitously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circuitously. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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