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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In a roundabout way, giving away Google's search tech could actually increase its influence.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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So, in a roundabout way, the current economic storm is an unexpected boon for student loan borrowers.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Handmade booklets piled up on table after table, forming vast paper topographies of politics and activism and culture.—
C. Brandon Ogbunu,
Wired News,
16 June 2025
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There attendees can pick up their Garden Walk program booklets, raffle entries and refreshments.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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Lots of the companies on the Best Stocks in the Market list are direct or indirect beneficiaries of all this spend.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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The latest indirect talks between Iran and the U.S., set for last Sunday, were canceled.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 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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Think less like a brochure, and more like a smart rep answering real customer questions.—
Lutz Finger,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The business model appeared solid on paper and in the many brochures and videos the company pushed out, promising to take control of all aspects of what can be a difficult home-construction process.—
Jeff Mcdonald,
Mercury News,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Our challenge is to savor the good—maybe even create a special folder in your email to archive all of the praise—while putting the unhelpful criticism in a little black box in the back of your mind and throwing away the key.—
Maris Kreizman
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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Scott committed to addressing 177 issues inside a green folder handed to him by Greater Harvest’s the Rev. Brent Brown.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
9 June 2025
Noun
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The group's search efforts will include canvassing neighborhoods where the teens were last seen and believed to be headed, distributing flyers and gathering tip information.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
26 June 2025
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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
Noun
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Earlier, Kingston was part of the Communist Party’s vigorous defense of the Scottsboro Boys in Alabama, and authored a 1941 pamphlet on abolitionist Frederick Douglass.—
John Birdsall
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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The society published a periodical called the Advocate of Moral Reform, as well as pamphlets addressed to upper-class audiences.—
Jenna Deep,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Circular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circular. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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