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Recent Examples of rotary
Pushing the origin of reliable rotary drilling back by more than two millennia forces a reconsideration of what Predynastic Egyptians were capable of, at a time well before the pyramids or the great dynastic building projects.
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
The vinyl bar opened officially on June 2024, with a stellar lineup of DJs, all of whom spin records on an invite-only basis, taking advantage of the crisp, sonic sound through the speakers powered from an AlphaTheta Euphonia rotary mixer.
—Nneka M. Okona, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
Along with Genchauskas’ family home, the Dunkin’ at the Bourne rotary and six vacant lots are slated for a full acquisition by MassDOT.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Reports have revealed that the new system draws inspiration from the Tesla turbine, a bladeless rotary design patented by Nikola Tesla in 1913.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
The vinyl bar opened officially on June 2024, with a stellar lineup of DJs, all of whom spin records on an invite-only basis, taking advantage of the crisp, sonic sound through the speakers powered from an AlphaTheta Euphonia rotary mixer.
—Nneka M. Okona, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
Along with Genchauskas’ family home, the Dunkin’ at the Bourne rotary and six vacant lots are slated for a full acquisition by MassDOT.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Reports have revealed that the new system draws inspiration from the Tesla turbine, a bladeless rotary design patented by Nikola Tesla in 1913.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotary
Noun
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Relics like the more than century-old Greek Club's veranda that overlooks a roundabout with a bronze statue of Talaat Harb, who championed Egyptian economic independence from foreign influence.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2026
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An earlier version of the neighborhood improvement plan presented to the City Council in 2018 included a proposal for two roundabouts — the one at Cannon and another one a block south at Cerezo Drive — but only the Cannon roundabout was approved.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The traffic circle on Tyler Street near the Bishop Arts area has been the scene of several crashes.—
Robbie Owens,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The 14-acre site is on the south side of U.S. 287, not far from the traffic circle at the exit ramps.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Jan. 2026
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The area is bounded by the Interstate 485/Providence Road interchange and extends south to the South Carolina state line.—
Chase Jordan
April 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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In February, California's Department of Transportation (Caltrans) started chopping hundreds of trees to expand Highway 49 in Grass Valley from the McKnight Way interchange to Allison Ranch Road.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Denver Water didn’t comment when asked about any conversations with CDOT about impacts on planning for the cloverleaf area.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
23 Mar. 2026
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To avoid traffic jams, the avenues that connect each sector of the city were designed without intersections; instead, the intersections have cloverleaf interchanges.—
Sophia La Banca,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Mar. 2026
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Liana Danubio tossed a one-hitter with eight strikeouts in the circle and also had two hits and an RBI at the plate as Norton (3-0) took down Dedham 14-0 in Tri-Valley League softball action Monday.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Sherwood found some open ice on the edge of the circle near the slot, and one-timed a pass from Eklund past Knight for his 22nd goal of the season.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Rotary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotary. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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