roundels

plural of roundel
as in circles
something with a perfectly round circumference the windows in the colonial-era statehouse are roundels

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Noun
  • The 17-year-old is now a figurehead in young adult literary circles through their book club, Read with Raegan, and partnerships with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Maduro is isolated, both within his circles and internationally.
    Kristina Foltz, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Seeing rings depends on the angle of their orbit, which can miss the star completely.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Russian forces had also taken old icons and books, a Polovtsian saber, Scythian bronze items, buckles, amulets, temple rings, axes and arrowheads from the times of Kievan Rus, the first East Slavic state, established between the 9th and 13th centuries.
    Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Areas marked in red will not have orbs hidden, nor will orbs be placed in waterways or mowed areas, according to the release.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Lewis abandoned the idea to put clear orbs in the sockets early on, but debate about the eyes continued after Lithgow complained that the doll’s line of sight didn’t have a focus.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • By 2020, top Asian VCs were leading billion-dollar valuation rounds for AI, fintech and healthtech companies.
    Rich Karlgaard, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Buy before his price rises multiple rounds.
    Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Roundels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundels. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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