as in circle
something with a perfectly round circumference the windows in the colonial-era statehouse are roundels

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Recent Examples of roundel This package delivers a gorgeous shade of Aventurine Green Metallic paint, a decal set in white, and customizable roundel race numbers. Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2024 The bulk of the car’s carbon-fiber exterior is finished in Nadal Red that is broken up by Frozen White on the doors and hood along with Gloss Black on the lower-body trim, wheels, and roundels. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024 Dukec’s team has also used tech to make BMW’s roundel more efficient, at least from a cost point of view. Alex Goy, WIRED, 2 Sep. 2023 The color scheme draws heavily on the 1951 class-winning 356 SL, painted Le Mans Silver Metallic and featuring a roundel on the door with the number 46. Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 29 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for roundel
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Noun
  • Sitting in a duck-duck-goose circle, on top of colorful blankets, were citizens tall and short, young and slightly older—all with one common denominator.
    Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
  • Couches and chairs were arranged in a circle with a smattering of throw rugs at the center.
    Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • The writer-director finds a playful entry point by starting not in Manhattan but in a majestic rocky landscape where the only signs of life are a hot caveman returning from foraging and placing a makeshift ring on the finger of the woman waiting for him.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
  • Alderman in a Las Vegas casino deal, and argues that he was engaged in a Hollywood jewelry-heist ring.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • The Stars eked out a seven-game win against the Colorado Avalanche to advance out of the first round, then took down the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Winnipeg Jets in six games in Round 2 before falling to the Oilers for a second-straight year.
    Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
  • Nadal improves to 38-1 at Roland Garros, with the only loss to Soderling in the fourth round a year ago. 2011 — The Bowl Championship Series strips USC of its 2004 title, leaving that season without a BCS champion.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Massive orbs of ground beef are set in a shallow pool of ragù, red and glistening, and are served as often alongside pasta as without.
    Christopher Kimball, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The outliers are orbs like Earth—those twirling among a family of planets, at home in the warmth of a star.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025

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“Roundel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundel. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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