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 Three-quarters of the way down the body of the plane, a roundel graphic is present and features a motif airline enthusiasts will immediately recognize: an eagle connecting the world. Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025 The Oast, with its roundel sitting room and three bedrooms, and the Lodge, a converted farm building with underfloor heating and tons of charm. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 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 See All Example Sentences for roundel
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Noun
  • The keynote speech was by William Makis, a litigious COVID conspiracist who, after losing his medical license in 2019, has made a living treating cancer patients with antiparasitic drugs including ivermectin, which was also championed in some circles as a COVID treatment during the pandemic.
    Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
  • With her hair parted down the middle, Gerber donned tight waves; the circles falling inward over her shoulders.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Bells ring, campuses crowd and intramural pamphlets pile up.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Choose from traditional Thanksgiving entrees such as roast turkey ($29) with giblet dressing, broiled ham steak ($29) with pineapple ring, half Muscovy duckling ($31) with applesauce, or broasted chicken ($29) with cranberry sauce.
    Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The Romanians, to widespread shock, then lost in the first round to Cuba, which was hammered 8–0 in the quarterfinal by Sweden.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Burghers with no family interest in the results were there just to see who had fallen into the bottom 10 percent—that was a bigger draw than honoring the top 5 percent, who would sit the following month for the provincial round.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Instead of stacks of money or safety deposit boxes, there are cameras, lights and screens fastened together to create two giant orbs.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
  • An hour into the bush and a dung beetle had already pushed its namesake orb across our path.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025

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“Roundel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundel. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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