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
Annie Nova, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025
Waves of personnel firings turned into political blowback and immediate rehirings in a recursive roundabout worthy of MC Escher.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The arch -- similar to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris -- would be built in a roundabout in front of Arlington National Cemetery at one end of the Arlington Memorial Bridge across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
In their lawsuits, the GOP states had argued that Biden, with SAVE, was trying to find a roundabout way to forgive student debt after the Supreme Court blocked his sweeping debt cancellation plan in June 2023.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025
Waves of personnel firings turned into political blowback and immediate rehirings in a recursive roundabout worthy of MC Escher.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Noun
The parade begins just north of the roundabout at Walnut and Pleasant streets.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The arch -- similar to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris -- would be built in a roundabout in front of Arlington National Cemetery at one end of the Arlington Memorial Bridge across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundabout
Adjective
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From his own zone, Zadorov made a terrific indirect pass off the end boards behind the Seattle net that Pastrnak collected deep on the right wing.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Aim to provide your hoya with at least six hours of indirect sunlight daily to ensure healthy growth and development.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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An underpass linking pathways to the larger Boise Greenbelt near the city’s forthcoming Alta Harris Park.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Dec. 2025
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Aerial footage showed a large plume of smoke emerging from below the underpass.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Both pieces were on loan, a detail that not only speaks to her appreciation for circular fashion but also signals her generation's appreciation for sustainability and ethical consumption.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
5 Jan. 2026
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So many of these lies and the endless chatter of the circular spending.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Other memorable relics found include two operating rotary hook style phones, old furniture, and wood reservoir tub with pull chain.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
26 Dec. 2025
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Lee said engineering tests completed over the summer certified that the rotary actuators used to steer Perseverance's wheels can operate optimally for at least another 37 miles (60 kilometers).—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
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On Thursday evening, mourners had arranged hundreds of candles at a traffic circle near the venue, which had by this point been covered up in white plastic by authorities.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
2 Jan. 2026
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New York is a crossroads for them at the edge of the continent, like a traffic circle with east-west routes running along the ocean or north-south routes going up the harbor or to New Jersey.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Experts say that these legal challenges are just the beginning of what will surely be a long and winding road through the U.S. court system.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
23 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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Mayor Eric Adams held a press conference underneath an overpass on the 7 train in Queens, a line that is almost entirely elevated, until the East River.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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Carnes, 46, was found hanging beneath an overpass with burns to his body, according to the HPD's statement.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Beginning Friday morning, a key interchange is scheduled to open as the massive, long-running Interstate 485 toll lanes project nears completion, state highway officials said Thursday.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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According to PennDOT, all of the outbound lanes between the on-ramp from Bates Street at the Oakland interchange to the Squirrel Hill Tunnel were closed to traffic for about half an hour.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Roundabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundabout. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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