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Recent Examples of traffic circle
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.
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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 2 Jan. 2026
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, 4 Nov. 2025
The arch will be in the traffic circle in front of Arlington National Cemetery.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Mayor Dan Slater initially suggested directing staff to do that analysis while also installing rumble strips on the 200 blocks of West and East Chapman Avenue leading to the traffic circle and reflective pavement markers along the curbs, an idea suggested by Councilmember Denis Bilodeau.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 2 Jan. 2026
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, 4 Nov. 2025
The arch will be in the traffic circle in front of Arlington National Cemetery.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Mayor Dan Slater initially suggested directing staff to do that analysis while also installing rumble strips on the 200 blocks of West and East Chapman Avenue leading to the traffic circle and reflective pavement markers along the curbs, an idea suggested by Councilmember Denis Bilodeau.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traffic circle
Noun
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The mockup includes a roundabout at the intersection just south of the high school and Will Rogers Middle School, protected bikeways and reducing a section of Dewey Drive to three lanes for motorists.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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Des Moines is proposing two roundabouts to calm traffic on a speed-prone street in the Woodland Heights and Drake neighborhoods.—
Virginia Barreda,
Des Moines Register,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This included two poems about dying grandmothers; one poem about owls and their habitats; one poem about Jesus, Lamb and Carpenter; and one about losing the tip of a finger—Dan’s, his hand held up as evidence—to a rotary saw.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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While the rotary knob that surrounds the ignition button provides quick access to the various drive modes (which includes a customizable Individual mode), hard buttons for features like damper stiffness and exhaust volume allow for specific alterations to the driving experience on the fly.—
Bradley Iger,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Andrew coach Alyssa Gunther put her in the circle on day one.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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The girl buried her head into Blair, who rubbed circles on her back.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Banks make so much on interchange fees and annual fees that even a cardholder who never carries a balance is profitable.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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Simison noted that city planning efforts for the Ten Mile Interchange area have been in the works since 2005, before the interchange was built.—
Rose Evans
Updated May 6,
Idaho Statesman,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Denver Water didn’t comment when asked about any conversations with CDOT about impacts on planning for the cloverleaf area.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
23 Mar. 2026
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To avoid traffic jams, the avenues that connect each sector of the city were designed without intersections; instead, the intersections have cloverleaf interchanges.—
Sophia La Banca,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Traffic circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traffic%20circle. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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