as in indirect
not straightforward or direct
took a roundabout route to the beach
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Recent Examples of roundabout
Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
While looking for the vehicle in the roundabout nearby, the officer noticed the BMW was in a canal on the north side of Loxahatchee Road.
—Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
The mockup includes a roundabout at the intersection just south of the high school and Will Rogers Middle School, protected bikeways and reducing a section of Dewey Drive to three lanes for motorists.
—Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
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Adjective
Starting an expensive professional golf league was a roundabout way to launder the reputation of a violent autocrat.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
While looking for the vehicle in the roundabout nearby, the officer noticed the BMW was in a canal on the north side of Loxahatchee Road.
—Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
The roundabout is about 2 miles from the subdivision.
—Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
The mockup includes a roundabout at the intersection just south of the high school and Will Rogers Middle School, protected bikeways and reducing a section of Dewey Drive to three lanes for motorists.
—Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundabout
Adjective
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But certain connections to the state—if indirect ones, through its banks—were inevitable.—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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In return for the pricing concessions, Glencore immediately withdrew layoff notices, safeguarding more than 1,500 positions and thousands of other indirect jobs across the platinum belt.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The crossing there is in a high-traffic area near downtown Vista with little room for an overpass or underpass.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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This incident comes just days after two out-of-state men were arrested for spray-painting antisemitic graffiti and swastikas on residential fences, an underpass and near businesses in Sterling Heights.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Their harsh geometric forms are sometimes punctuated by recognizable symbols like crosses and hearts, while others are made entirely of abstract twisting, circular, and diagonal forms.—
Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
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According to Allie, viewers continue sending screenshots of their own hilariously circular text exchanges on a daily basis.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
Noun
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The laser assembly was mounted on a high-precision industrial rotary stage and a gimbal capable of rapidly adjusting its position to follow moving targets.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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This included two poems about dying grandmothers; one poem about owls and their habitats; one poem about Jesus, Lamb and Carpenter; and one about losing the tip of a finger—Dan’s, his hand held up as evidence—to a rotary saw.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
Noun
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The monument would stand roughly opposite Arlington National Cemetery at a busy traffic circle where several major commuter routes converge.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2026
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Trump’s arch would fill a traffic circle between the west side of Memorial Bridge and Arlington National Cemetery, and form a sight line with the Lincoln Memorial.—
Tyler Green,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
Adjective
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Navigating the loss of a friend can be a long and winding journey.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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End your drive at Mount Lemmon Ski Area, the southernmost ski resort in the U.S. Just northeast of Tucson, Arizona, the two-lane asphalt of the Sky Island Scenic Byway (also known as the Catalina Highway) carves a winding path up into the rugged Santa Catalina Mountains.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Built in 1966, the overpass had been undergoing demolition since August last year over safety concerns.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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Advertisement Crossing an overpass into my western suburb of Baghdad, militia flags stamped with Ali Khamenei’s face fluttered in the wind.—
Nabil Salih,
Time,
26 May 2026
Noun
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The restriping, which is part of ongoing work on the new Idaho 16 interchange, will come with lane closures each night.—
Rose Evans
May 29,
Idaho Statesman,
29 May 2026
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The $360 million project — located along Farnsworth Avenue and Bilter Road, across the street from Chicago Premium Outlets mall and near the Interstate 88 interchange — has been under construction since 2023.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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“Roundabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundabout. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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