as in roundabout
not straightforward or direct
a rather circular discussion of the problem that never addresses it directly
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as in booklet
a short printed publication with no cover or with a paper cover
promptly tosses out those advertising circulars that come in the newspaper
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Recent Examples of circular
Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
The lemon juice acts as an acid to help remove hard water, while scrubbing in circular motions with the lemon itself helps lift stains in the same way a towel or sponge might.
Rinse or wipe your glass surface with warm water and a clean towel.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 23 June 2025
Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2025
The Leader’s circulars feature items at these stores: Best Buy, Cash Wise Foods, EconoFoods, Factory Direct Furniture, Menards, Shopko, Slumberland Furniture, Target and Walmart
Also, check out Sports, Looking Back, The Week Ahead, Picture from the Past, puzzles and more.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Dip a washcloth or toothbrush into the baking soda-vinegar paste, and scrub your shoes in small, circular motions.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
The lemon juice acts as an acid to help remove hard water, while scrubbing in circular motions with the lemon itself helps lift stains in the same way a towel or sponge might.
Rinse or wipe your glass surface with warm water and a clean towel.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 23 June 2025
Noun
Other ways to save on eggs include using store circulars, or buying them with a cash-back credit card.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2025
The Leader’s circulars feature items at these stores: Best Buy, Cash Wise Foods, EconoFoods, Factory Direct Furniture, Menards, Shopko, Slumberland Furniture, Target and Walmart
Also, check out Sports, Looking Back, The Week Ahead, Picture from the Past, puzzles and more.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circular
Adjective
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But maybe ditching emulsifiers could act as some roundabout way of nudging Americans toward eating healthier, if Kennedy is prepared to rob us all of ice cream.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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Mello got the role in a roundabout way, after his mom brought him to an open casting call with the intention of having his older brothers audition.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The Hôtel de Rougemont will supply you with a booklet outlining some two dozens hikes along ridges, around lakes, and through meadows and woods, including via ferrata climbing routes on Le Rubli.—
John Oseid,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Items within this booklet include a $40 mug and a $99 floral pillow, or furniture like the rattan Adelaide Console for $3,250 found in the Lamplight room.—
Jess Feldman,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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In the video, Ina demonstrates that the secret lies in combo cooking; mixing direct and indirect grilling.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 June 2025
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Direct and indirect loans to the general fund budget come from special funds set aside for specific purposes, and after three years of deficit spending the state has accumulated many billions of dollars of internal debt that will have to be repaid sometime.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
27 June 2025
Noun
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To identify the plant, Kaufmann recommends looking for a notch or lobe that is sometimes found on one side of the oblong leaflets with smooth margins.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
17 June 2025
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Grab the spent bloom in one hand, and use hand pruners to snip it off to the first full set of leaves below the flower, not the little, tiny leaflets right under it, says Hirvela.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Job candidates needed to submit their resumes to the city by Tuesday, according to the hiring brochure put out by the recruitment firm the city hired to conduct a national search.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2025
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Citrus juice samples, spotless restrooms, and a treasure trove of travel brochures create an experience that’s part bathroom break, part mini-vacation kickoff.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Consider filtering any investing newsletters into a folder in your inbox and changing your browser’s default homepage.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The guard appears to ignore that binder and goes through other folders to track down the profile on player No. 246 (played by Lee Jin-wook).—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Still, many parents opt into airline escort programs for peace of mind — especially if their child is a first-time flyer.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2025
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This includes participating in campus protests and distributing materials, such as flyers.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
Noun
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With newspapers censored, journalists and activists would gather there to share news by word of mouth or with pamphlets and poems.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
27 June 2025
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The first English-language pamphlet warning of fascism was written by another novelist, Ellen Wilkinson.—
David Renton
May 12,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2025
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“Circular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circular. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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