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
Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Drivers struggle with roundabout rules Both homeowners agree that the road design is only part of the issue.
—Robbie Owens, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 2 Mar. 2026
In another video from the city of Abdanan, in western Iran, people cheered from inside their cars on a congested roundabout.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The night before, hundreds of miles away in Galleh Dar, a town in rural southwestern Iran, flames rose from a roundabout and onlookers cheered as crowds toppled a monument dedicated to the Islamic Republic's founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Drivers struggle with roundabout rules Both homeowners agree that the road design is only part of the issue.
—Robbie Owens, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
The video also shows flames rising from a roundabout with onlookers recording the moment on their phones and cheering.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 2 Mar. 2026
In another video from the city of Abdanan, in western Iran, people cheered from inside their cars on a congested roundabout.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundabout
Adjective
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Less pervasively, less realistically, but free indirect discourse appears frequently enough in Cecilia to radically undermine such a claim.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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But the indirect benefits are equally significant.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The project — which sought $3 million to add sidewalks to the underpass so that pedestrians wouldn’t have to make a half-mile detour or illegally cross on the Union Pacific Railroad tracks to avoid sharing a lane with drivers on Watt Avenue near Roseville Road — is still unfunded.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Residents enjoy direct ski-in/ski-out access to the resort via the Thunderbowl Lane skier underpass, which places them right by the Highland Bowl and Deep Temerity lift.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The first Navitimer was made back in 1952 for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, giving fliers the ability to draw up flight calculations right aboard their aircraft thanks the watch’s circular slide rule.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
18 Mar. 2026
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Despite the rise of other tobacco alternatives like vapes, sales of nicotine pouches, stored in circular, gum-like dispensers, soared 641% from 2019 to 2022, according to 2024 research cited in the Journal of the American Medical Association.—
Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Pushing the origin of reliable rotary drilling back by more than two millennia forces a reconsideration of what Predynastic Egyptians were capable of, at a time well before the pyramids or the great dynastic building projects.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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The traffic circle on Tyler Street near the Bishop Arts area has been the scene of several crashes.—
Robbie Owens,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The 14-acre site is on the south side of U.S. 287, not far from the traffic circle at the exit ramps.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Jan. 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
Noun
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In November 2025, two individuals climbed beneath the same overpass, navigating between concrete support beams using wooden planks, according to a local outlet.—
Mitch Picasso,
FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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The trio then ran west on Alum Rock Avenue, across the Highway 101 overpass, then northbound on North 27th Street through a fast-food restaurant parking lot.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Shawnee Mission Parkway and Interstate 35 interchange sees almost 40,000 vehicles per day, and its traffic has been increasing annually, according to Merriam Public Works Director Celia Kumke.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2026
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The interchange, which will connect Whitelock Parkway in south Elk Grove with the freeway, is intended to relieve traffic congestion as the city grows, according to a staff report presented at a City Council meeting Wednesday.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Roundabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundabout. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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