as in wheel
a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order
weary of the daily merry-go-round of commuting to his job in the city
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Recent Examples of merry-go-round
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Escape your echo chamber.
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The Week Us, theweek, 7 Dec. 2024
And the merry-go-round of yelps and vocal chops at its core gleam like Christmas morning.
—Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
Just look at the merry-go-round that has been Connor Bedard’s top line in the ongoing pursuit to get his offense on track.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
The solving of the murder is quite straightforward, particularly after last week’s merry-go-round of visits to places Mac visited on Halloween night.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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The Week Us, theweek, 7 Dec. 2024
And the merry-go-round of yelps and vocal chops at its core gleam like Christmas morning.
—Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
Just look at the merry-go-round that has been Connor Bedard’s top line in the ongoing pursuit to get his offense on track.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
The solving of the murder is quite straightforward, particularly after last week’s merry-go-round of visits to places Mac visited on Halloween night.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for merry-go-round
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merry-go-round
Noun
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Explore The Outdoors & Wildlife Bike Through The Island Two wheels will get you far on this 7-mile stretch.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
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Some even come on wheels, perfect for travel adventures.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Ideally, it should be tossed before or after every drying cycle.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
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There are no playoffs or Super Bowl for the 49ers this year, with their news cycle dominated instead by conjecture over how many zeroes to put at the end of a contract extension for the quarterback who fell into their lap in 2022.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2025
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The researchers acquired these bits from four individuals and cut out circles one or two millimeters across for genetic sequencing.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Jan. 2025
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Those big circles represent data from government monitoring stations that operate across the country.—
Paresh Dave,
WIRED,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Merry-go-round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merry-go-round. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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