rotary

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Recent Examples of rotary Two red rotary-dial phones hooked up to a VoIP service occasionally rang with real-time reports of problems. PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025 Today, the 3 billion crayons the company makes every year are all manufactured via high-speed rotary molds capable of churning out 1,300 crayons a minute. Brit Morse, Fortune, 6 July 2025 Another problem is that this approach requires a complicated cryocooling system that includes pumps, seals, gaskets, pipes, insulation, a rotary coupling that transfers the cryogen into and out of the rotor, and other components that can fail and that add considerable weight. IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025 What’s more, the exhaust rotary valve, air compression, and fuel injection are electronically controlled, meaning they can be adjusted on the fly to change timing as needed. New Atlas, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for rotary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotary
Noun
  • The roundabout is the appropriate solution to address traffic concerns, said Rob Hananouchi, a traffic engineer who completed a report examining patterns for the project.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In June, the council had voted to put protective metal bollards around part of the roundabout, which is located at El Portal Street’s intersection with Coast Highway in Leucadia.
    Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The arch will be in the traffic circle in front of Arlington National Cemetery.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Mayor Dan Slater initially suggested directing staff to do that analysis while also installing rumble strips on the 200 blocks of West and East Chapman Avenue leading to the traffic circle and reflective pavement markers along the curbs, an idea suggested by Councilmember Denis Bilodeau.
    Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • North of that point, however, riders hit an impasse as the Indiana Department of Transportation continues to rebuild the I-465 and I-69 interchange.
    Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The West Leg Segment phase will expand I-94 to four lanes in each direction, reconstruct the Hawley Road Interchange as a half-interchange and reconstruct the 68th Street/70th Street Interchange, according to the release.
    Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The site sits just east of a clunky cloverleaf interchange that's an apt relic of mid-20th century sprawl.
    Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The restaurant is slightly upscale, without being fussy, and part of a powerhouse group that operates Street & Co., Fore Street, and Standard Baking Co.. Don’t miss the cloverleaf rolls, halibut with brown butter and hazelnuts, and whatever the custard of the day is.
    Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2025
Noun
  • Max spins Schadenfreude circles around Christian before towing him back to the boat with another Jet Ski.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Those with clout in various spheres coalesced into one clubby circle, and fell prey to a groupthink that foresaw riches for everyone, without consequences.
    Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Rotary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotary. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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