as in indirect
not straightforward or direct
took a roundabout route to the beach
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Recent Examples of roundabout
Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025
The two monument signs, each featuring a large natural coastal rock with a pelican statue perched atop it, are to be placed in the La Jolla Boulevard medians next to the pedestrian crossings south of the Colima Street roundabout and north of the Camino de la Costa roundabout.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
David W. Brown, New Yorker, 5 July 2025
Experts say the current era of AI is impacting the job market in more roundabout ways.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 4 July 2025
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Adjective
The project includes two roundabouts, bicycle and pedestrian paths and road improvements, opening up a clear and safe passage to the Bay Trail and waterfront.
—Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025
The two monument signs, each featuring a large natural coastal rock with a pelican statue perched atop it, are to be placed in the La Jolla Boulevard medians next to the pedestrian crossings south of the Colima Street roundabout and north of the Camino de la Costa roundabout.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
Noun
Each one must have felt like she was being briefly abducted by a U.F.O.
The cats led me, in a roundabout way, to a dog.
—David W. Brown, New Yorker, 5 July 2025
Experts say the current era of AI is impacting the job market in more roundabout ways.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundabout
Adjective
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But the indirect benefits seem to reflect a posture against green energy, related to unbelief in climate change, and these lead to support for inefficient energy alternatives like nuclear and geothermal and gas-fired turbines.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The indirect talks over a U.S. proposal for a 60-day ceasefire are being held in Doha, but optimism that surfaced last week of a looming deal has largely faded, with both sides accusing each other of intransigence.—
Crispian Balmer,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Flash flooding is possible in small creeks and streams, urban areas, streets, underpasses, and low-lying or poorly drained areas, the weather service warned.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
28 July 2025
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The list included projects like repairs to bridges and underpasses, new pedestrian crossings, Santa Fe Drive improvements, construction of the Denver Children’s Advocacy Center’s Children’s Justice Center, and new safety lighting along the Cherry Creek and Highline Canal trails.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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To do this, the team used a robotic arm equipped with a force and torque sensor to measure air flow in hundreds of spots inside a short model duct to build up a map that shows the unstable danger points in a circular duct and safer ones where the air currents cancel one another out.—
David Szondy
August 02,
New Atlas,
2 Aug. 2025
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This circular rash, often with a clear center, gradually expands outward and may have the characterstic bull’s-eye appearance.—
Matthew Binnicker,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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What’s more, the exhaust rotary valve, air compression, and fuel injection are electronically controlled, meaning they can be adjusted on the fly to change timing as needed.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 June 2025
Noun
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Devane Park turns a quiet traffic circle into an oasis with park benches, a cozy gazebo, and space for kids and dogs to burn off some energy.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Southern Living,
22 July 2025
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The town is also planning a mini-roundabout at Mohegan Drive at Brewster Road and a small traffic circle at Elmfield Street at Somerset Street.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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The ascent is dramatic—a winding, six-mile climb brought us 2,700 feet above sea level.—
Kinsey Giddick,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Aug. 2025
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In addition, the watch has a stop-second function, which halts the balance wheel and seconds hand when the winding crown is pulled out, allowing for precise time adjustments.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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The construction on the new overpass will cause nighttime lane closures on Interstate 5, according to city officials.—
Ethan Wolin
July 10,
Sacbee.com,
10 July 2025
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Some mourners also gathered on freeway overpasses to honor the 23-year-old, who joined the Navy in 2021 and became a warfare combatant boat crew member two years later.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Zilber developed Caledonia Corporate Park, which is just east of Interstate 94 at the County Highway K/Northwestern Avenue interchange.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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As part of the $130 million project, crews will rebuild the Interstate 264-Brownsboro Road interchange, widen Interstate 264 between Westport Road and I-71, and rebuild and widen the Brownsboro Road bridge over I-264, KYTC officials said in a July 7 statement.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
29 July 2025
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“Roundabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundabout. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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