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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 may be Riley’s attempt to portray the insularity and impenetrability of Ruth’s community, a faith so particular that even the reader is denied access to it.—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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For certain travelers, though, especially those who gravitate toward conflict zones and geopolitical oddities, Turkmenistan’s impenetrability has given it an alluring mystique.—
Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
Noun
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For many Americans, the introduction of opaque algorithms adds another layer of uncertainty.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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A lot can change by 2026, especially with so much uncertainty in the economy and global affairs.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Your tolerance level for flakiness or vagueness can be flagged pretty quickly.—
Lucy Thorpe,
Refinery29,
10 Sep. 2025
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Our mission to bolster the neighborhoods on the West, East and Midtown areas of our city persists even in the veil of vagueness that now surrounds the prison’s future.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The scaling hypothesis—the belief that bigger models will produce more intelligent outputs—seems to rest on the dubious belief that a system that has been fed enough information about the world will not have to deal with fuzziness.—
Meghan O’Gieblyn,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Students who learn to navigate real-world complexity—whether through apprenticeships, startups, or hands-on projects—may end up better prepared.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Even so, the article noted that tips for plumbers should start at about $20 for tasks like drain cleaning but increase with the complexity of the job.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Circuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circuity. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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