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Recent Examples of traffic circle
Three graves with 15 bodies were found within a mile of the city’s iconic La Minerva roundabout, a huge traffic circle featuring fountains, greenery and a towering statue of the Roman goddess Minerva.
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Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
In the 1990s, while the area around Columbus Circle was being rebuilt by private developers, the city was considering an upgrade to the traffic circle itself.
—Lucius Riccio, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
The site is currently a grassy traffic circle at the foot of Memorial Bridge.
—Arden Farhi, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
At least one driver was clocked at a traffic circle coming into town going 113 mph in a 40 mph zone.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
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Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
In the 1990s, while the area around Columbus Circle was being rebuilt by private developers, the city was considering an upgrade to the traffic circle itself.
—Lucius Riccio, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
The site is currently a grassy traffic circle at the foot of Memorial Bridge.
—Arden Farhi, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
At least one driver was clocked at a traffic circle coming into town going 113 mph in a 40 mph zone.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traffic circle
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Following a behind-schedule and over-budget redevelopment by Transport for London, the roundabout was replaced last year with a byzantine road and cycle lane layout which, peppered with traffic lights, causes constant congestion in the area.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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That's because the 250-foot structure would be built on a roundabout near the main entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, the final resting place for over 400,000 active-duty service members, veterans and their families.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
10 June 2026
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Standard Rotary Blade Push Mower To adjust the mower height on a standard rotary-blade push mower, start by locating the adjustment levers.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
6 June 2026
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The laser assembly was mounted on a high-precision industrial rotary stage and a gimbal capable of rapidly adjusting its position to follow moving targets.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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The score was still 3-1 after 20 minutes, but Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb beat Bussi with a shot from the circles that crossed the goal line a fraction of a second after the clock hit zero.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Terrible’s takes over for Affinity Gaming, owned by private equity company Z Capital Partners, in the full-circle world of southern Nevada gaming.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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The new system replaces the former I-20 westbound to I-285 southbound loop ramp as part of a broader effort to modernize the interchange.—
Daniel Wilkerson,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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But for this project, construction on the interchange began in March 2024 and is expected to be completed in fall 2031.—
Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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But residents of the surrounding area have complained for years that the nearby cloverleaf interchange for Colfax Avenue and Federal Boulevard divides the community and creates unsafe conditions for pedestrians and drivers.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
9 June 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 14 Jun. 2026.
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