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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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Despite the downturn and uncertainty about the future, linear networks continue to throw off significant cash with a sheer tonnage of content that continues to support the overall ecosystem.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
8 July 2025
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But with so much uncertainty hanging over consumer brands and over consumer spending right now, Prime Day 2025 feels like the most unpredictable Prime Day ever.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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As Ernest Burkhart, a simple-minded man manipulated to do unspeakable things, DiCaprio presents his character's moral conflict with complexity.—
Derek Lawrence,
EW.com,
13 July 2025
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However, depending on the scale of games, concentrating these matches into a limited number of venues may add complexity around coordinating TV broadcast timings, match sequencing, fan transportation logistics, and stadium turnaround times.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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“Circuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circuity. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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