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Recent Examples of traffic circle
Carlsbad residents are going round and round about traffic circles.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2025
Devane Park turns a quiet traffic circle into an oasis with park benches, a cozy gazebo, and space for kids and dogs to burn off some energy.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Southern Living, 22 July 2025
The town is also planning a mini-roundabout at Mohegan Drive at Brewster Road and a small traffic circle at Elmfield Street at Somerset Street.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
Horizontal measures These include traffic circles, like the ones recently installed along 12th Avenue South, which slow traffic significantly without any bumps in the road itself.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2025
Devane Park turns a quiet traffic circle into an oasis with park benches, a cozy gazebo, and space for kids and dogs to burn off some energy.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Southern Living, 22 July 2025
The town is also planning a mini-roundabout at Mohegan Drive at Brewster Road and a small traffic circle at Elmfield Street at Somerset Street.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
Horizontal measures These include traffic circles, like the ones recently installed along 12th Avenue South, which slow traffic significantly without any bumps in the road itself.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traffic circle
Noun
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Those with multiple lanes of traffic are more complicated, and Bryson said, this is where there have been more challenges, with drivers trying to change lanes in the roundabout.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale brings back the old gang for what’s promised to be one last roundabout of scandals, side eyes, stiff upper lips, sniffling goodbyes and soapy operatics.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Sep. 2025
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Anyone looking to purchase the rotary model though is out of luck.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
9 Oct. 2025
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Today, the Nemo Power Tools product line encompasses underwater drills, rotary hammers, angle grinders, reciprocating saws, impact drivers, hull cleaners, and even a 15,000-lumen underwater floodlight.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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Forest’s Elliot Anderson reacted, chasing the ball and leaving space behind that Zubimendi then passed into to find Riccardo Calafiori in the centre circle.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Don’t forget to check out Prime Day deals on Amazon’s bestselling beauty products, like the $7 Tree Hut Vanilla Shea Sugar Scrub and these 38% off under-eye patches for dark circles, puffiness, and more.—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
6 Oct. 2025
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Eastbound Interstate 84 will be closed the next three nights at Exit 57 east of the Boise Airport, forcing drivers to exit and re-enter the freeway at the Gowen Road/Idaho 21 interchange.—
Idaho Statesman staff,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Oct. 2025
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Traffic appeared backed up to the Interstate 5 interchange and the Pioneer Bridge over the Sacramento River.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The site sits just east of a clunky cloverleaf interchange that's an apt relic of mid-20th century sprawl.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
12 Sep. 2025
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The restaurant is slightly upscale, without being fussy, and part of a powerhouse group that operates Street & Co., Fore Street, and Standard Baking Co.. Don’t miss the cloverleaf rolls, halibut with brown butter and hazelnuts, and whatever the custard of the day is.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
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“Traffic circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traffic%20circle. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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