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Recent Examples of rotary
Lee said engineering tests completed over the summer certified that the rotary actuators used to steer Perseverance's wheels can operate optimally for at least another 37 miles (60 kilometers).
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
When making applications, use a rotary or drop spreader for even distribution.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
The system ships with two wireless pads that keep the hallmark rotary dial and numeric keypad, maintaining the original design, even if thumbsticks would work a little better.
—Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Anyone looking to purchase the rotary model though is out of luck.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
When making applications, use a rotary or drop spreader for even distribution.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
The system ships with two wireless pads that keep the hallmark rotary dial and numeric keypad, maintaining the original design, even if thumbsticks would work a little better.
—Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Anyone looking to purchase the rotary model though is out of luck.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotary
Noun
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In the middle of the road at 32nd Street & Cedar Ave, a makeshift roadblock turned the intersection into a roundabout.—
Ubah Ali,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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On Shariati Street, a major north-south artery in the Iranian capital, 33-year-old Hasan made his way to a roundabout where friends had gathered to join protests.—
Sarah Dean,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
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On Thursday evening, mourners had arranged hundreds of candles at a traffic circle near the venue, which had by this point been covered up in white plastic by authorities.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
2 Jan. 2026
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New York is a crossroads for them at the edge of the continent, like a traffic circle with east-west routes running along the ocean or north-south routes going up the harbor or to New Jersey.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Authorities also located graffiti near the 23rd Street and Interstate-235 interchange.—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
23 Jan. 2026
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Drivers have likely seen crews placing large girders at the interchange, which is west of McDermott Road along the Nampa-Meridian border.—
Rose Evans
January 21,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Traffic flows would be safer and faster on a rebuilt I-270, with a smoother link to I-76, combined with modernized interchanges at York Street, Vasquez Boulevard (cloverleaf would be removed), and Quebec/Northfield streets, CDOT planners said.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2026
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Race around three barrels in a cloverleaf pattern as fast as possible.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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But Judge Biery’s decision — which has gotten a lot of attention in legal circles and beyond — is much more than a dry specimen of judicial reasoning.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Get some solidarity time with your circle of support.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Rotary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotary. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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