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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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The movie’s psychological framework, its system of motivations, is stretched very thin between two extremes: of clarity and opacity, near-obviousness and absolute impenetrability.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 May 2025
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Played with gruff impenetrability and a thinly veiled sadistic streak by David Shih, this big dog’s name is Mitsuo, but no one uses names in the heya — only ranks.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While uncertainty around the impact of the levies remains, analysts say investor concern has faded as trade negotiations have entered a quieter phase after the Trump administration struck a deal with China earlier this month.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
26 June 2025
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As companies pull back on hiring amid tariff uncertainty and the corporate dream that AI will become a significant part of workflows, HR leaders are increasingly looking to promote leadership talent from within their own ranks.—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
Noun
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And that doctrine — developed in Gaza where targets are five minutes away — has now been adapted to Iran, with all the complexity that entails.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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Isabel Wilkerson reflects on this year's Juneteenth celebrations and the complexities of the Black experience in America.—
Ben Abrams,
NPR,
19 June 2025
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“Circuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circuity. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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