as in circle
something with a perfectly round circumference the windows in the colonial-era statehouse are roundels

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Recent Examples of roundel The test flight of the aircraft, which bears the Japanese roundel on its wing, lasted an hour, according to the specialist outlet The Aviationist. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025 The roundel symbol, an insignia displayed on aircraft across all U.S. military branches, is featured prominently on the shoulders of this patriotic very look of red, white and blue. Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024 This package delivers a gorgeous shade of Aventurine Green Metallic paint, a decal set in white, and customizable roundel race numbers. Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2024 Dukec’s team has also used tech to make BMW’s roundel more efficient, at least from a cost point of view. Alex Goy, WIRED, 2 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for roundel
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Noun
  • Heavy trucks account for about two gigatonnes of carbon dioxide annually, not to mention other emissions, so seeking cleaner alternatives to power them is a major priority in environmental circles.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Another, also built from white disks on a bending wire, evokes a mechanized Japanese cherry tree, its circles—perched high on a narrow stem—not revolving so much as brushing quickly past one another.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The set includes the base and blade attachment plus three cups, lip rings, resealable lids, a to-go lid, and recipe card.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Adding a ring buffer improved throughput significantly.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That’s opposed to a semi-automatic rifle where the firearm uses a mechanism to chamber a subsequent round.
    Will Carless, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Silva is coming off a dominant performance at UFC 314, submitting Bryce Mitchell in the second round.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • According to Burlison, the video shows a high-speed object—presumably the missile—hitting the orb, which then deforms, tumbles, and sheds smaller fragments, one barely visible.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The orb continued on its trajectory after the strike.
    Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Roundel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundel. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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