as in indirect
not straightforward or direct
took a roundabout route to the beach
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as in underpass
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Recent Examples of roundabout
Krissy Waite, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
And the challenge of inhabiting such a dark, gruesome world in a weird roundabout way brought a lot of joy and levity to the set.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
The way people typically die in intersections is often because of head-on and T-bone crashes, which the roundabout design addresses, Bryson said.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The adaptive technology was recommended as a short-term solution until longer term fixes, like a multi-lane roundabout, could be explored more in depth.
—Krissy Waite, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
And the challenge of inhabiting such a dark, gruesome world in a weird roundabout way brought a lot of joy and levity to the set.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
On the east end of Bonds Ranch Road, Inspire homes plans 196 single family homes just west of the Harmon Road roundabout.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
The way people typically die in intersections is often because of head-on and T-bone crashes, which the roundabout design addresses, Bryson said.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundabout
Adjective
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Most respiratory viruses, including Covid-19, flu and RSV, act through the indirect pathway, Roberts said, while enterovirus strains – related to the viruses that cause hand, foot and mouth disease – can directly infect the heart muscle.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Make sure the orchid gets bright, indirect light for six to eight hours indoors, and use a grow light if needed.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Promethean is a triumphant calling, not a mugger in an underpass.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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The project would expand the trolley loading space, add bench seating, improve coastal landscaping and add public art to encourage use of the railroad underpass.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The discovery offers a powerful way to give waste plastics a second life as high-performance materials, advancing both a circular economy and next-generation clean technologies.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Ground zero for two family weddings and several SAG-AFTRA events during the Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actress’s ownership, the light gray and white-trimmed structure is tucked away behind 20-foot privacy hedges and double gates and fronted by a semi-circular driveway.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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Anyone looking to purchase the rotary model though is out of luck.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The arch will be in the traffic circle in front of Arlington National Cemetery.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Thake took a long and winding trip down the memories of South Yorkshire football, a path which eventually led him to the living room of a shy, almost reclusive Rotherham man called Terry Moran.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Didi and Gogo that Sparks and Shannon created were full of blood and bile, real people with — no matter how obscured in its details by time and circumstance — a long and winding relationship.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cars on the 101 Freeway honked in support as the crowd crossed the overpass.—
Madeline Armstrong,
Oc Register,
18 Oct. 2025
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Constructing an overpass at Floating Feather Road and an interchange at Beacon Light Road.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In addition to the expansion from six to eight lanes, the reconstructed highway will turn the Stadium Interchange into a diverging diamond interchange.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Commuting into Phoenix can be a pain, but a new freeway interchange project aims to ease the switch between Interstate 10 and Loop 101 in the West Valley.—
Lauren De Young,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Roundabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundabout. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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