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Recent Examples of circuity
Duco negates the need for any human intervention by leveraging a hanging robotic system that automatically sketches multi-layered circuity to enable novel large-scale interfaces.
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IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2023
Mazzone hopes that studying the neural circuity for coughing will eventually lead to new therapies.
—Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2012
IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2023
Mazzone hopes that studying the neural circuity for coughing will eventually lead to new therapies.
—Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circuity
Noun
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This was only the start of the incomprehensibility of this segment.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Byrne is generous with his time and attention, but there’s also a Warholian air of mystery about him—a gentle impenetrability, a feeling of separateness.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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As a result, the impenetrability of EU bureaucracies will continue to limit the United States’ ability to restructure transatlantic economic relations.—
JENNIFER KAVANAGH,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Still, the optimism came despite a cloud of uncertainty.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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While demand for travel surged in the years immediately following pandemic restrictions, price sensitivity appears to be returning as economic uncertainty grows.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Starmer’s vagueness may be a measure of the lack of good options that US allies have to spur Iran to reopen the strait.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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Aspects of Beck and Jo’s story could be clearer, although the vagueness works, to an extent, as a reflection of how Beck has pushed aside her grief over her father, and how raw the wounds still are.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This fuzziness makes for an uncomfortable and maybe even confusing interpretation of her sexuality, but that’s part of the point.—
Anna Holmes,
The Atlantic,
26 Nov. 2025
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If donning the jacket leather side up, pops of sherpa fuzziness will still be yours to enjoy, as the coat’s patch pockets are artfully topped by the material.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The opening notes of the title song introduced the exquisite complexity that characterized the album as a whole.—
Chris Young,
AJC.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Wacksman said an education gap remains a high barrier for many prospective buyers, as most don’t fully understand the complexity of housing transactions.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Circuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circuity. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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