as in indirect
not straightforward or direct
took a roundabout route to the beach
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Recent Examples of roundabout
Ava Nightingale, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
This Milwaukee roundabout is a TikTok sensation.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 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
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
This Milwaukee roundabout is a TikTok sensation.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 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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Hawaii will continue to feel indirect impacts today from moist air Kiko brought into the area and a weak wind field left in its wake, the National Weather Service said.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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This indirect pollution makes up about 80-90% of an insurance company's total climate risk exposure, far more than the emissions from running their own offices and operations.—
Mindy Lubber,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses is possible.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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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
Adjective
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The most prominent features of the Cygnus cargo freighter are its circular, fan-like solar arrays and an aluminum cylinder called the pressurized cargo module that bears some resemblance to a keg of beer.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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To clean your stainless steel pan after a night of cooking, simply pour off the excess grease or oil, then clean the pan with warm water and dish soap, using a sponge (our favorite is this Skura style sponge), moving in a continuous circular motion across the cooking surface.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 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 road is narrow and winding, but the Civic Si’s chassis tuning shines, letting the car dance eagerly between corners.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Water from a winding, jagged valley feeds the swimming spot, which has a 32-foot-wide pebbly beach.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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After some time, the group is able to hoist the deputy back onto the overpass.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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Due to Visa and Mastercard’s interchange rules, credit card transactions carry higher fees for merchants.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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One of two exit ramp lanes at the Interstate 24 interchange at Exit 81 near South Church Street as the westbound off ramps will be lengthened and widened, according to TDOT.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Roundabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundabout. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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