as in roundabout
not straightforward or direct
a rather circular discussion of the problem that never addresses it directly
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as in booklet
a short printed publication with no cover or with a paper cover
promptly tosses out those advertising circulars that come in the newspaper
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Recent Examples of circular
Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Electric machines process 12,800 tons of construction waste Volvo revealed that the electric machines helped sort and process approximately 12,800 tons of construction waste, with 96% recycled into raw materials for future use – supporting the shift towards circular materials management.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Other ways to save on eggs include using store circulars, or buying them with a cash-back credit card.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Presented in a circular theater, it combined puppets, screens and an acrobatic performer hanging from above, its innovative format is even more advanced than the one used in the new Little Mermaid show at Disney World in Orlando.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Electric machines process 12,800 tons of construction waste Volvo revealed that the electric machines helped sort and process approximately 12,800 tons of construction waste, with 96% recycled into raw materials for future use – supporting the shift towards circular materials management.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
But the bigger problem now is the big bang of agency memos, bulletins, circulars, and other forms of regulatory dark matter—edicts that bypass traditional public-notice rulemaking procedures, allegedly lack the force of law, yet few are brave enough to ignore.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Other ways to save on eggs include using store circulars, or buying them with a cash-back credit card.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circular
Adjective
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Fishers nixes plans for another Allisonville roundabout after crash spike at 96th Street circle Noblesville has dominated Indiana soccer for years.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
4 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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In her fight with Highmark, Sutton-Schulman leaned on her paralegal skills, beginning with reading the company’s coverage booklet from start to finish.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Fans can also pre-order the album through the major retail chain, which also has three exclusive CD packages that include an 8-page lyric booklet and exclusive posters.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Hawaii will continue to feel indirect impacts today from moist air Kiko brought into the area and a weak wind field left in its wake, the National Weather Service said.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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This indirect pollution makes up about 80-90% of an insurance company's total climate risk exposure, far more than the emissions from running their own offices and operations.—
Mindy Lubber,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The method also enables the placement of dense computational points in critical areas, such as the tire-road contact or the closure of heart valve leaflets.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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Photos and videos on social media show leaflets dropped on Gaza City and central Gaza carrying the same message.—
Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a waiting room steps away from the hospital’s intensive care unit, a woman carrying brochures explained to Payne and the rest of the family that Black had identified himself as a possible organ donor on his ID.—
Kff Health News,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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The site consists primarily of 10,900 square feet of office spaces that can be divided into as many as four office suites, according to a marketing brochure that Cushman & Wakefield, a commercial real estate firm, had circulated.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Creative writing folders and books under my arm.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Google Drive folders included hundreds of image files of older court filings tied to Epstein but offered virtually no new information.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These picks are designed to make getting around smoother, way more efficient, and to help frequent fliers avoid travel chaos (think tangled necklaces, dead phone batteries, and neck strains).—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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Water bottles, napkins and flyers were strewn on the lawn.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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You're handed a pamphlet and sent on your way.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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This pamphlet was written after Paine narrowly escaped execution during the Terror.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Circular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circular. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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