as in indirect
not straightforward or direct
took a roundabout route to the beach
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Recent Examples of roundabout
Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
In their place, a historic part of Macomb County, there will be a wider Romeo Plank and a roundabout built sometime next year in a county managing congestion amid a growing population.
—Ava Nightingale, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Fishers nixes plans for another Allisonville roundabout after crash spike at 96th Street circle Noblesville has dominated Indiana soccer for years.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Next year, after the completion of the roundabout at 113th and 231, the park will have a brand new entrance.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
In their place, a historic part of Macomb County, there will be a wider Romeo Plank and a roundabout built sometime next year in a county managing congestion amid a growing population.
—Ava Nightingale, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
But in a roundabout way, the right outcome was found.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Fishers nixes plans for another Allisonville roundabout after crash spike at 96th Street circle Noblesville has dominated Indiana soccer for years.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundabout
Adjective
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Some indirect impacts, such as dangerous waves and currents, are expected.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Direct and indirect stock holdings, including in mutual funds or retirement plans, accounted for an all-time high of 45% of households’ financial assets in the second quarter, according to Federal Reserve data.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As the title suggests, the film is set in Baltimore, whose landmarks, neighborhoods, underpasses, and professional football team are well evoked.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Mariposa underpass will also be closed.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The country's National Disaster Mitigation Agency told AP that rescue teams were using heavy excavators equipped with jackhammers and circular saws, as well as their bare hands on occasion, to find the 14 students still missing.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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On the third floor, a vaulted ceiling uncovered an original circular window, and another was found in the library.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Today, the Nemo Power Tools product line encompasses underwater drills, rotary hammers, angle grinders, reciprocating saws, impact drivers, hull cleaners, and even a 15,000-lumen underwater floodlight.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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The company specializes in stainless steel rotary dryer systems and large equipment fabrication for major clients like Cargill and Tyson.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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After exiting a traffic circle, the road tilted upward at a steady 5 percent grade.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
1 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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Constructing an overpass at Floating Feather Road and an interchange at Beacon Light Road.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Sep. 2025
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Homicide detectives are investigating after the body of a man was found under a freeway overpass in National City early Saturday.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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The interchange between Interstate 17 and Interstate 10 near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was closed due to the rain, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Roundabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundabout. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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