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
The Week Uk, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
Part of Poole’s Wizards legacy is that his contract, in a slightly roundabout way, helped the Wizards bring Young aboard.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
The contractor also will build a roundabout at Bailey Road/Poole Place Drive/Bailey Road Extension, officials said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Boasting what is thought to be the world’s first submarine roundabout, the road network has cut journey times by up to 80%, been credited with helping to revitalise the territory’s economy and contributed to net immigration over the past decade.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
Part of Poole’s Wizards legacy is that his contract, in a slightly roundabout way, helped the Wizards bring Young aboard.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
Kleven said his company, which is developing the Aylesworth subdivision off of 109th Avenue, will be a good partner with the town, contributing $450,000 toward the construction of a roundabout on 117th Avenue.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
The contractor also will build a roundabout at Bailey Road/Poole Place Drive/Bailey Road Extension, officials said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundabout
Adjective
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The Iranian regime has yet to formally respond to a new proposal drafted by Pakistan, which was handed to Washington and Tehran on Sunday evening after indirect talks over the weekend.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Wealthy couples frequently set up spousal lifetime access trusts, or SLATs, to get assets out of their estate but keep indirect access to them through their spouse.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Georgetown Road in Cecil Township turned into a lake at the bottom of a hill and underpass.—
Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Reconstruction requires full demolition to raise the vertical clearance in order to increase safety while simultaneously reducing congestion in the underpass.—
Hedija Spahalic,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The wood paneling was applied in an unusual circular manner in one of the bedrooms.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
7 Apr. 2026
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Instead, a large, circular navigation pad sits in the center, with its edges swelling outward.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The advantage is slight; in typical mowing conditions, a rotary mower and a mulching mower perform equally well.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Apr. 2026
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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
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The plan indicates the structure would stand between the Lincoln Memorial in the east and Arlington National Cemetery toward the west and within a traffic circle connecting Washington with northern Virginia.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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At least one driver was clocked at a traffic circle coming into town going 113 mph in a 40 mph zone.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Chapin said Tokyo’s narrow and winding streets, often crowded with right-handed cars driving on the left side of the road, will present a fresh test for its AI technology, but that Nuro’s systems are designed to adapt and respond in real time.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Hosch, 67, went for a hike on part of the Appalachian Trail, a winding path that extends almost 2,200 miles through 14 states.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Video footage captured by a passing motorist’s dash camera showed ICE agents shooting Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez early Tuesday, apparently through the window of his car, following a traffic stop on a freeway overpass in a rural corner of the Central Valley, near the town of Patterson.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The memorial includes two metal American flag signs on the Cloverdale Road overpass that drivers can see while traveling the Interstate, one in each direction.—
Rose Evans
April 4,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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“Roundabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundabout. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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