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
Other attractions include golf courses, a public pool, pony rides, and a vintage merry-go-round.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
Try to picture a sideways, invisible merry-go-round in your home.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2026
The latest merry-go-round of executive changes at footwear firms has been centered around the critical chief financial officer position.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 16 Feb. 2026
This was back in the early days of life without Dan Marino, back before the Dolphins were lost deep in the wilderness, before the two-decade ride on the mediocrity merry-go-round.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
Try to picture a sideways, invisible merry-go-round in your home.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2026
The latest merry-go-round of executive changes at footwear firms has been centered around the critical chief financial officer position.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 16 Feb. 2026
This was back in the early days of life without Dan Marino, back before the Dolphins were lost deep in the wilderness, before the two-decade ride on the mediocrity merry-go-round.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for merry-go-round
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merry-go-round
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No pattern enacted on these buttons will safely land a four-hundred-ton jetliner, flaring and bouncing and settling heavily onto its twenty-two wheels while the spoilers on the wings snap up and the jets scream in reverse and the passengers sigh in relief.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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After decades of mathematicians spinning their wheels, the problem suddenly seemed tractable.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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And Rodgers pushes the Steelers close to the postseason, but further from a position to draft the QB who will end this cycle in 2027.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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The remainder of the card is still being finalized, but the announcement timing — dropped during the UFC Vegas 117 broadcast and right as Francis Ngannou was walking to the cage on Netflix’s MVP MMA 1 — sets the stage for the rest of the bouts to drop in a heavy promotional cycle leading into July.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Power dynamics in your social circles are also exposed.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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The Avalanche forward wouldn’t say which current Golden Knights player is renting his residence in Las Vegas, but good luck finding a juicier subplot in this Western Conference Final than Roy’s full-circle trajectory over the past 11 months.—
Nate Peterson,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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“Merry-go-round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merry-go-round. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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