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Recent Examples of rotary
These are seen on the drive mode rotary dial and other roller controls, as well as the gear selector.
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Karl Brauer, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Consider joining or getting more heavily involved in an organization – rotary, garden club, biker gang, whatever suits your fancy.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2024
The flags were taken from the rotary at the center of Carlisle near the intersection of Lowell Street, Bedford Road and Westford Road, the Carlisle Police Department said in a news release Friday.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
Every year, crews driving snow plows with giant rotary blades clear the two roads, facing massive snow drifts and avalanche risks.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
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Karl Brauer, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Consider joining or getting more heavily involved in an organization – rotary, garden club, biker gang, whatever suits your fancy.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2024
The flags were taken from the rotary at the center of Carlisle near the intersection of Lowell Street, Bedford Road and Westford Road, the Carlisle Police Department said in a news release Friday.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
Every year, crews driving snow plows with giant rotary blades clear the two roads, facing massive snow drifts and avalanche risks.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotary
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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
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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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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
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Miller has pivoted between center and wing more recently, so there’s the potential for some interchange there.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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If the closure ends ahead of schedule, westbound I-10 will be narrowed to two lanes overnight near the U.S. 60 interchange from 8 p.m. Sunday to 4 a.m. Monday.—
Lauren De Young,
The Arizona Republic,
24 Jan. 2025
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While the old cloverleaf interchange may look simpler, the new DDI design will improve traffic flow onto the interstate and increase safety around the area, particularly pedestrian safety, according to WisDOT's informational video.—
Claudia Levens,
Journal Sentinel,
14 Nov. 2024
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In America, horror is a cloverleaf: at once a bound reality and a recurring spectacle, shared and remixed online, appropriated and made a fool of by soulless pundits on Fox News.—
Jason Parham,
WIRED,
28 May 2022
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Dollop the meringue onto the circle in a tall mound, almost like a column.—
Martin Sorge,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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The selection of Jorge Mendes as his agent will certainly reduce sympathy for him in some circles.—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Rotary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotary. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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