as in indirect
not straightforward or direct
took a roundabout route to the beach
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Recent Examples of roundabout
Idaho Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026
This is a roundabout way of saying no.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Jake Allen, IndyStar, 13 Jan. 2026
Costco is funding construction of a roundabout on the property designed to help with traffic as the village continues developing the intersection.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Little was responding to a question about using impact fees for the roundabout, district spokesperson Rachel Bjornestad said in an email.
—Idaho Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026
This is a roundabout way of saying no.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
About two decades after Carmel became a city, the first roundabout was built.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 13 Jan. 2026
Costco is funding construction of a roundabout on the property designed to help with traffic as the village continues developing the intersection.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundabout
Adjective
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Their clean collisions would allow more precise measurements of scattering amplitudes, making the FCC ultrasensitive to indirect signs of new physics.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 Jan. 2026
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Unemployment, in an indirect way, is another.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure is working to improve a very busy underpass in Denver off Iowa Avenue between Acoma Street and Santa Fe Drive.—
Brian Sherrod,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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At some point, as shown in eyewitness video obtained by Bay Area News Group, Husien is seen briefly entering the police vehicle before getting out and running west toward the Highway 87 underpass.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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By embedding sustainability into supply chains and leveraging artificial intelligence for smart routing, LiquiDonate helps companies turn waste into value and build a circular economy that benefits both communities and the planet.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Feb. 2026
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The well-kept, one-plus-acre lot boasts a circular drive and a three-car garage.—
Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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In addition, the state also plans partial acquisitions at the State Police building located at the rotary, Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, an animal hospital and five vacant areas.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
Adjective
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Chicago capped a winding season of exclamation-point football with its wild-card comeback against the archrival Green Bay Packers.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2026
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Old Town Albuquerque With its narrow, winding streets and adobe architecture, Old Town Albuquerque oozes small-town charm.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The California Highway Patrol closed one lane of the southbound I-15 Freeway near Eastvale after a dump truck wedged its trailer into an overpass.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Under an overpass near where Interstate 30 and Central Expressway knit into a gray ceiling, Julie Hand had carved out what felt like a home.—
Chase Rogers,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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
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“Roundabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundabout. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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