as in wheel
a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order
weary of the daily merry-go-round of commuting to his job in the city
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Recent Examples of merry-go-round
Alexa Guzman hopped on a merry-go-round with a group of fourth graders during recess at Lion Magnet Elementary School, as one of her classmates pushed her around, as a group of young students clung to their teenage guest.
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Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
The county has since been strongly divided and on a leadership merry-go-round.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Finding, and more importantly, developing quarterbacks is what separates the good franchises from those riding the mediocrity merry-go-round for decades.
—Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
The coaching carousel spun at its usual brisk pace, and the quarterback merry-go-round is about to do the same.
—Joseph Person, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
The county has since been strongly divided and on a leadership merry-go-round.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Finding, and more importantly, developing quarterbacks is what separates the good franchises from those riding the mediocrity merry-go-round for decades.
—Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
The coaching carousel spun at its usual brisk pace, and the quarterback merry-go-round is about to do the same.
—Joseph Person, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for merry-go-round
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merry-go-round
Noun
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The wheel, called Oversized Payload Lander on Non-Atmospheric Somata (OPLONAS), would consist of flexible wire with a sealed cylinder tube at the wheel's center, which would hold a motor, batteries and cargo space.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
12 June 2025
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Royal Enfield This model also appears to have 17-inch rear spoked wheel, and a 19-incher at the front spoked wheel.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
12 June 2025
Noun
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There were these cycles of glaciation and then the retreat of glaciers and then more glaciation and the retreat of them.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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The city had sought an Environmental Protection Agency grant last year to pay for the removal cost, but missed the grant cycle at the time.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
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Couches and chairs were arranged in a circle with a smattering of throw rugs at the center.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Sitting in a duck-duck-goose circle, on top of colorful blankets, were citizens tall and short, young and slightly older—all with one common denominator.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Merry-go-round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merry-go-round. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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