as in roundabout
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Recent Examples of rotary
The company is probably best known for its sleek and utilitarian toggle light switches and rotary dimmers, as well as cabinet pulls inspired by motorcycle handlebars.
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Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2024
Utilizing an auto-advancing 12 shot rotary magazine, this easy to load, easy to charge, and easy to shoot break barrel launches 12 grain pellets at 825 FPS, excellent energy for small game hunting, target practice, or just plinking.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
These are seen on the drive mode rotary dial and other roller controls, as well as the gear selector.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Consider joining or getting more heavily involved in an organization – rotary, garden club, biker gang, whatever suits your fancy.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2024
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Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2024
Utilizing an auto-advancing 12 shot rotary magazine, this easy to load, easy to charge, and easy to shoot break barrel launches 12 grain pellets at 825 FPS, excellent energy for small game hunting, target practice, or just plinking.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
These are seen on the drive mode rotary dial and other roller controls, as well as the gear selector.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Consider joining or getting more heavily involved in an organization – rotary, garden club, biker gang, whatever suits your fancy.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotary
Noun
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The plan calls for 17 roundabouts scattered across the region.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
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The roundabout at Sheldon and Waterman roads remains open, but department officials advised motorists who travel along Waterman between Bond and Sheldon roads to take alternate routes.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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In nearby Cambridge, a traffic circle called Dawes Island features a trail of bronze hoofprints commemorating the ride.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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Webb recalled that the Denver Fire Department refused to allow the converted Flour Mill Lofts to open because the traffic circle in front was too tight for the turning radius of a fire truck.—
Aldo Svaldi,
The Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The goal is to improve safety and reduce wrecks at the decades-old interchange, NCDOT officials said in a news release.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2025
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The parcels are just west of Eagle Road near the I-84 interchange.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Feb. 2025
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Choices range from a tidy 350-square-foot room to the expansive Ultra Suite, which will set you back more than $1,500 for a night of high-rolling luxury overlooking the Tri-State Tollway cloverleaf interchange in East Hazel Crest.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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The film’s signature image is that of its protagonist, Maria Wyeth (Tuesday Weld), driving along the highways of Greater Los Angeles in her bright-yellow Corvette, the arteries and cloverleaf intersections all helping create the impression of someone going around in circles.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
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That belief anchors her Wealth Mandala, a Sanskrit word for circle.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Only time—and maybe another sister circle—will tell.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
18 May 2025
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“Rotary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotary. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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