rotary

Definition of rotarynext

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Recent Examples of rotary Lee said engineering tests completed over the summer certified that the rotary actuators used to steer Perseverance's wheels can operate optimally for at least another 37 miles (60 kilometers). Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025 When making applications, use a rotary or drop spreader for even distribution. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025 The system ships with two wireless pads that keep the hallmark rotary dial and numeric keypad, maintaining the original design, even if thumbsticks would work a little better. Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025 Anyone looking to purchase the rotary model though is out of luck. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rotary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotary
Noun
  • In the middle of the road at 32nd Street & Cedar Ave, a makeshift roadblock turned the intersection into a roundabout.
    Ubah Ali, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • On Shariati Street, a major north-south artery in the Iranian capital, 33-year-old Hasan made his way to a roundabout where friends had gathered to join protests.
    Sarah Dean, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • On Thursday evening, mourners had arranged hundreds of candles at a traffic circle near the venue, which had by this point been covered up in white plastic by authorities.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 2 Jan. 2026
  • 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.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • State police said the driver of a gray SUV was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes near the Parkway West interchange.
    Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The roughly $200 million project will include a reconstructed interchange at I-35, new bridges, wider pavement, road realignments and extensions, new traffic signals, medians, sidewalks and other safety improvements.
    Kendrick Calfee Updated February 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Race around three barrels in a cloverleaf pattern as fast as possible.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • First, there are the concentric circle features, which look like wispy shells of ejecta blown off of the star.
    Big Think, Big Think, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Several people in European power circles are facing inquiries or investigations, while others have stepped down from various professional roles.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026

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“Rotary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotary. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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