as in indirect
not straightforward or direct
took a roundabout route to the beach
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Recent Examples of roundabout
Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
In their place, a historic part of Macomb County, there will be a wider Romeo Plank and a roundabout built sometime next year in a county managing congestion amid a growing population.
—Ava Nightingale, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The solution came to me, in a roundabout way, when my great friend Henri Seydoux — the CEO of French drone firm Parrot — explained to me that the fingers of a fetus’ hand in its mother’s womb are not formed by adding matter but by removing it.
—CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Next year, after the completion of the roundabout at 113th and 231, the park will have a brand new entrance.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
In their place, a historic part of Macomb County, there will be a wider Romeo Plank and a roundabout built sometime next year in a county managing congestion amid a growing population.
—Ava Nightingale, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
As such, the networks aren’t on the hook for makegoods in the increasingly unlikely event of under-deliveries, which is a roundabout way of suggesting that the annual audience tallies are mostly of interest to PR types.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The solution came to me, in a roundabout way, when my great friend Henri Seydoux — the CEO of French drone firm Parrot — explained to me that the fingers of a fetus’ hand in its mother’s womb are not formed by adding matter but by removing it.
—CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundabout
Adjective
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This would result in lower interest payments on car loans, student loans and credit cards, though the effects are indirect and gradual.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Transforming vacant lots in 52306 to green spaces One indirect way to combat violence is by investing in neighborhoods.—
Cleo Krejci,
jsonline.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses is possible.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The primary entrance would be at the northern Highland Drive terminus south of Lake Drive, and a secondary entrance would be at the southern terminus near the I-43 underpass.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The most prominent features of the Cygnus cargo freighter are its circular, fan-like solar arrays and an aluminum cylinder called the pressurized cargo module that bears some resemblance to a keg of beer.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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To clean your stainless steel pan after a night of cooking, simply pour off the excess grease or oil, then clean the pan with warm water and dish soap, using a sponge (our favorite is this Skura style sponge), moving in a continuous circular motion across the cooking surface.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Two red rotary-dial phones hooked up to a VoIP service occasionally rang with real-time reports of problems.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Aug. 2025
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Today, the 3 billion crayons the company makes every year are all manufactured via high-speed rotary molds capable of churning out 1,300 crayons a minute.—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
6 July 2025
Noun
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After exiting a traffic circle, the road tilted upward at a steady 5 percent grade.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Sep. 2025
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Carlsbad residents are going round and round about traffic circles.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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The road is narrow and winding, but the Civic Si’s chassis tuning shines, letting the car dance eagerly between corners.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Water from a winding, jagged valley feeds the swimming spot, which has a 32-foot-wide pebbly beach.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The tour will swing past the murals depicting both Quarles’ and Glover’s stories located on the Interstate 43 overpass on West Fond du Lac Avenue.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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According to the autopsy report obtained by Dateline from the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, McNeal’s tractor veered from the road, colliding with an overpass abutment, and then caught fire.—
Sarah Dahlberg,
NBC news,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Due to Visa and Mastercard’s interchange rules, credit card transactions carry higher fees for merchants.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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One of two exit ramp lanes at the Interstate 24 interchange at Exit 81 near South Church Street as the westbound off ramps will be lengthened and widened, according to TDOT.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Roundabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundabout. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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