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Recent Examples of traffic circle
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.
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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
After exiting a traffic circle, the road tilted upward at a steady 5 percent grade.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
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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
After exiting a traffic circle, the road tilted upward at a steady 5 percent grade.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traffic circle
Noun
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Carmel Valley’s first roundabout is in the works.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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The video also shows flames rising from a roundabout with onlookers recording the moment on their phones and cheering.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
2 Mar. 2026
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Pushing the origin of reliable rotary drilling back by more than two millennia forces a reconsideration of what Predynastic Egyptians were capable of, at a time well before the pyramids or the great dynastic building projects.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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The vinyl bar opened officially on June 2024, with a stellar lineup of DJs, all of whom spin records on an invite-only basis, taking advantage of the crisp, sonic sound through the speakers powered from an AlphaTheta Euphonia rotary mixer.—
Nneka M. Okona,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
21 Jan. 2026
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Last month, the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s editor wrote that a recent job applicant withdrew from consideration for a reporting fellowship after discovering the position included filing notes to an AI writing tool instead of actually writing stories, touching off a heated debate in media circles.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Necas collected the puck after a MacKinnon shot, and sent it to Brent Burns in the left circle.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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The new location of Hollywood Casino-Aurora — located along Farnsworth Avenue and Bilter Road, across the street from Chicago Premium Outlets mall and near the Interstate 88 interchange — will replace the casino currently in downtown.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Work has begun on $261 million worth of improvements to the Loop 303 and Interstate 17 interchange in north Phoenix.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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How precious are these cloverleaf rolls?—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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Traffic flows would be safer and faster on a rebuilt I-270, with a smoother link to I-76, combined with modernized interchanges at York Street, Vasquez Boulevard (cloverleaf would be removed), and Quebec/Northfield streets, CDOT planners said.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2026
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