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

Lithium-ion is typically replaced or augmented every seven to ten years, at 8,000 to 10,000 cycles, and an Aqueous Metal Cell installation is designed to run the full life of the project around it.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
The underlying motivation for African policymakers is to untether their economies from commodity cycles and, by extension, the upheavals that come with them.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of cycles

Noun

Ping Ping, the male, has dark black circles around his eyes, while Fu Shuang, the female, has a forehead that protrudes a bit, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Gently scrub the area in small circles to help lift any oily or pigmented residue.

— Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of circles

Noun

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
The Sooners were driving to answer the score when the wheels started coming off for their offense on a second-and-goal at the Georgia 4.

— Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of wheels

Noun

Police said the rounds appeared to be the same color and caliber as the casings found at the shooting scene.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
Gibbs fired at least eight rounds into the car, striking the driver four times and the front passenger in the cheek, the DA’s Office said.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of rounds

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