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
Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
For Levinson, collaboration is a circular rather than a linear process, in which his scripts guide the department heads but then evolve in response to their choices and input.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 2 June 2026
Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
The circular included a QR code to scan for those interested in joining.
—Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Only 2 percent of investments have gone to circular businesses, according to estimates in the Circularity Gap Report Finance in 2025, the world’s first empirical study that quantified the financial streams to circular business models.
—Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
For Levinson, collaboration is a circular rather than a linear process, in which his scripts guide the department heads but then evolve in response to their choices and input.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 2 June 2026
Noun
The Tennessean looked at weekly circulars from more than a dozen stores, including Middle Tennessee staples like Aldi, Dollar General, BJ's Wholesale Club.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
The circular included a QR code to scan for those interested in joining.
—Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circular
Adjective
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Cars and trucks piled into the roundabout, horns blaring.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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According to a news release from the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, the man now identified as Wielkiewicz was driving a Chevrolet SUV south on South Ten Mile Road when his vehicle collided with a barrier wall at the Victory roundabout.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Behind her sat a cellist and a violinist, both women hired for the MTV appearance; the other Maniacs appeared only in photos inside the CD booklet.—
Dan Kois,
Pitchfork,
17 May 2026
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Every Tiki Social guest can take home a booklet of recipes to try these exotic drinks at home.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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But certain connections to the state—if indirect ones, through its banks—were inevitable.—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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In return for the pricing concessions, Glencore immediately withdrew layoff notices, safeguarding more than 1,500 positions and thousands of other indirect jobs across the platinum belt.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The University of California reported the disease destroyed more than 1,000 acres of grapevines in Northern California from 1994 to 2008, causing $30 million in damage, a California Department of Food and Agriculture brochure said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
31 May 2026
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Print assets like brochures, billboards, business cards and magazine advertisements demand crisp, clear imagery to maintain a professional appearance.—
Anthony Savino,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Noun
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What if a label or information leaflet was distributed with the drug at the local pharmacy.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The four victims of that attack, three of them US citizens, had been working for Brothers to the Rescue, an NGO dedicated to helping Cuban refugees and dropping anti-communist leaflets over the island.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Lightroom doesn’t show your hard disk folders in its left panel.—
Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
2 June 2026
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The prosecutor claimed in court that Brooten accessed his Facebook account, read his conversations with other women, saved copies of the messages in a folder and also accessed Facebook's blocking settings, the newspaper reported.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The fossil is only made up of a few bones, but the length indicates that the dinosaur was likely a flier, said Steve Brusatte, a professor of paleontology and evolution at Scotland’s University of Edinburgh.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The Padres took a flier on him and spent only the league minimum of around $780,000 for him this season.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Noun
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But the emergency evacuation pamphlets aren't the only thing Bina proudly displays in her bathroom.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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That terror and the presence of the Ku Klux Klan, which littered the streets with pamphlets amid the fallout of Padgett’s accusations, prompted the governor to call in the National Guard to quell the violence.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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“Circular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circular. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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