as in indirect
not straightforward or direct
took a roundabout route to the beach
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Recent Examples of roundabout
Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
In a roundabout way, Miami’s love of flashy electric cars is paving the way for more affordable EVs to roll out across Florida and around the world.
—Nicolas Rivero, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Noah Mitchell, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
In addition to wider sidewalks and roundabouts to slow down traffic, the project will include rectangular rapid flashing beacons at crosswalks and signals called HAWKs.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
All of which brings us, in a painfully roundabout way, to Joao Felix.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
In a roundabout way, Miami’s love of flashy electric cars is paving the way for more affordable EVs to roll out across Florida and around the world.
—Nicolas Rivero, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
The minor enhancements consist of new paint and signage, while the major enhancements include new grassed medians, a new roundabout and the potential elimination of a left turn lane as well as new paint and signage, according to Henricksen.
—Noah Mitchell, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
In addition to wider sidewalks and roundabouts to slow down traffic, the project will include rectangular rapid flashing beacons at crosswalks and signals called HAWKs.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundabout
Adjective
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The Anderson forecast also cited tariffs’ more indirect consequences.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Mar. 2025
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Conflict can be expressed in different ways—some approaches are direct and confront issues head-on, while others are more indirect and cooperative.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Anti-Black slogans and swastikas defaced a Jewish center, a church, a school and a freeway underpass in 1961.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The funding is part of a broader $105.8 million allocation from the Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program, which supports projects such as overpasses, underpasses, closures and track relocations, according the Federal Railroad Administration.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Berlin is among the most active circular economies in El Salvador, with over 150 merchants accepting Bitcoin.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Simply apply a few pumps onto dry skin and gently rub your face in circular motions for at least 30 seconds.—
Denise Primbet,
Glamour,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Turbine-smooth and powerful, the rotary was also notoriously failure-prone due to unreliable rotor seals that ultimately doomed NSU—and the engine generally.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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Aleman placed the roses on a conveyor belt, advancing them to a rotary saw that cut their stems.—
Thomas Curwen,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Here the underlying image is a sweeping, but somewhat rudimentary, aerial view of the Christopher Columbus statue at the southwest corner of New York’s Central Park, where it is ringed concentrically by a pedestrian plaza, a traffic circle, and two high-rise towers.—
Mara Hoberman,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2025
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In December, the googly eyes appeared on eight sculptures in Bend’s Roundabout Art Route, a path linking 27 art installations in the middle of traffic circles.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But the end of that long and winding road is here, so will the upcoming slate result in a true box office revival?—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
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Venice, with its winding canals, centuries-old architecture, and romantic gondola rides, has long been hailed as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Seoul, South Korea CNN — At least four construction workers were killed and six others injured when a highway overpass collapsed on Tuesday morning in South Korea, an official told CNN.—
Gawon Bae and Kathleen Magramo,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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Zoom in: The plaza sits above B Street thanks to the overpass that links together the two sides of campus.—
Andrew Keatts,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Ramp makes money off of interchange fees on credit cards plus higher-margin software subscriptions.—
Kate Rooney,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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Context: Turnpike officials said commercial traffic is up systemwide, but traffic at the Breezewood interchange has been decreasing since 2021.—
Ryan Deto,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Roundabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundabout. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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