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Recent Examples of rotary
The advantage is slight; in typical mowing conditions, a rotary mower and a mulching mower perform equally well.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2026
After first threatening to kill Hole, Barli instead jumps out of his fifth-floor balcony window, where he is impaled on an outdoor rotary clothes airer stationed in the garden below.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Cordless rotary hammer for concrete and masonry.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 25 Mar. 2026
The Scott County Sheriff's Office has been using drones for six years, thanks to donations from local banks and rotary clubs, said Scott County Sheriff Luke Hennen.
—Jason Rantala, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2026
After first threatening to kill Hole, Barli instead jumps out of his fifth-floor balcony window, where he is impaled on an outdoor rotary clothes airer stationed in the garden below.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Cordless rotary hammer for concrete and masonry.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 25 Mar. 2026
The Scott County Sheriff's Office has been using drones for six years, thanks to donations from local banks and rotary clubs, said Scott County Sheriff Luke Hennen.
—Jason Rantala, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotary
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Sunday, the coroner’s office was dispatched to the crash location — a roundabout at South Ten Mile Road and West Victory Road — and determined that 45-year-old Dustin Wielkiewicz, a Star resident, was dead at the scene, according to a Tuesday press release.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
2 June 2026
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Olthof reiterated at the Town Council meeting that his development company is also pledging $350,000 toward the construction of a roundabout in the planning stages at Gibson and East 117th Avenue and any roadway improvements on Gibson.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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The monument would stand roughly opposite Arlington National Cemetery at a busy traffic circle where several major commuter routes converge.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2026
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Trump’s arch would fill a traffic circle between the west side of Memorial Bridge and Arlington National Cemetery, and form a sight line with the Lincoln Memorial.—
Tyler Green,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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The new system replaces the former I-20 westbound to I-285 southbound loop ramp as part of a broader effort to modernize the interchange.—
Daniel Wilkerson,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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But for this project, construction on the interchange began in March 2024 and is expected to be completed in fall 2031.—
Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
3 June 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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Long an astute observer of discovery and rediscovery, whether the subject is a city or herself, Sante—having emerged from a tight circle of luminaries including Jim Jarmusch, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Nan Goldin—is now on the precipice of a second artistic renaissance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Between releases, the band has experienced pivotal full-circle moments, the pendulum of time pushing them back into the past and informing their future.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
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“Rotary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotary. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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