as in indirect
not straightforward or direct
took a roundabout route to the beach
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Recent Examples of roundabout
Jillian Frankel, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Transportation planners say traffic circles and their cousins, roundabouts, can be the safest and most efficient way to move vehicles through intersections, especially in neighborhoods where cars share the road with large numbers of pedestrians and bicycle riders.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2025
Ava Nightingale, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
For now, the applicant simply sought approval from the City of Delafield for a site plan that included renovations to the restaurant building, situated near the Golf Road roundabout in the Nagawaukee Shopping Center.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Maina said the bus driver was heading toward a roundabout at a high speed before the vehicle entered a ditch, both outlets reported.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Transportation planners say traffic circles and their cousins, roundabouts, can be the safest and most efficient way to move vehicles through intersections, especially in neighborhoods where cars share the road with large numbers of pedestrians and bicycle riders.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2025
Noun
The road construction, which is slated to begin sometime next year, will transform the intersection into a roundabout and widen 21 ½ Mile to 23 Mile to five lanes.
—Ava Nightingale, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
For now, the applicant simply sought approval from the City of Delafield for a site plan that included renovations to the restaurant building, situated near the Golf Road roundabout in the Nagawaukee Shopping Center.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundabout
Adjective
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At nearly 24,000 acres, the fire is advancing toward indirect containment lines as firing operations progress.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In the past, these placements were also a reliable driver of indirect traffic, boosting your SERP visibility and nudging readers back to your site.—
Noa Eshed,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The primary entrance would be at the northern Highland Drive terminus south of Lake Drive, and a secondary entrance would be at the southern terminus near the I-43 underpass.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The flooding also hit Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, where runways, taxiways and an underpass tunnel were flooded, the weather service said.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Kappahl offers secondhand clothing, across all categories, online in Sweden through circular software partner reCRQL, with further expansion plans on the horizon.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Sep. 2025
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As per the press release, these included small, circular protrusions or bumps, elliptical protrusions with a fingerprint-like pattern, and a third set of large, round marks.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Two red rotary-dial phones hooked up to a VoIP service occasionally rang with real-time reports of problems.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Aug. 2025
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Today, the 3 billion crayons the company makes every year are all manufactured via high-speed rotary molds capable of churning out 1,300 crayons a minute.—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
6 July 2025
Noun
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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
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Carlsbad residents are going round and round about traffic circles.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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The long and winding road of The Beatles leads to a trifecta of new anniversary artifacts.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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On Beatles night at Citi Field, the Mets took a long and winding road to defeat.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The suspects then ran westbound on Alum Rock Avenue over the Highway 101 overpass and continued northbound on North 27th Street through a fast-food eatery parking lot.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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This is a coordinated action to drop banners and signs from highway overpass bridges across the state while many travel the roads for the long weekend, according to an event flyer.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The formation of an intercontinental railroad would ideally cut down transit times, particularly by reducing interchange points, where carloads and containers are moved from one railroad to the other.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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Indiana Department of Transportation officials quickly rejected the plan for the interchange, citing regulations prohibiting development within a highway green space and pedestrian safety concerns.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Roundabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundabout. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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