MERRY-GO-ROUNDS Synonyms: 25 Similar Words

merry-go-rounds

noun

plural of merry-go-round

as in cycles

a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order weary of the daily merry-go-round of commuting to his job in the city

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Recent Examples of merry-go-rounds From hiking, swimming, riding trains or merry-go-rounds, or just enjoying the peaceful nature, there’s plenty for everyone to do. — Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025 The structures don’t include accessible swings or merry-go-rounds, or any kind of enrichment such as textured panels or chimes for kids with disabilities. — ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2023

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Noun

Repeatable return could help Exobiosphere shorten experimental cycles and advance promising findings toward practical applications.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
For the past three decades, defense procurement was a stagnant oligopoly dominated by a handful of massive legacy prime contractors and painfully slow cost-plus research-and-development cycles.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of cycles

Noun

Advertisement In many circles, the first mention of climate policy in the EU tends to be a discussion about backtracking.

— Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
The death in a helicopter crash of Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife and three others has reverberated across government and industry circles on the continent, as investigators began examining what caused the aircraft to go down.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of circles

Noun

Designed for ranch work and rugged driving, the Terra pickup features green paint, 37-inch tires on 18-inch wheels, heavy-duty side steps, a front bull bar, a roof basket with lights, and expanded cargo-bed storage.

— Chase Jordan October 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2026
Link launched on July 3 but quickly ran into electronic problems that took out two of the three reaction wheels needed to turn the spacecraft.

— Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of wheels

Noun

The future of Serra’s art lay with the plates and, eventually, slabs and forged blocks and rounds of steel that activate the relation of the body to actual space, including outdoor sites both urban and on the land.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue through Thursday night, with heavy rainfall in waves that could lead to flooding along area rivers, creeks and streams, the National Weather Service said.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

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