as in indirect
not straightforward or direct
took a roundabout route to the beach
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Recent Examples of roundabout
John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2024
All of which brings us, in a painfully roundabout way, to Joao Felix.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2025
Construct a roundabout at the intersection of Route 605 and Fancher Rd.
—Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The design was the first of its kind in the area, with a bridge passing over the roundabout below instead of an roundabout overpass above a sunken highway.
—John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2024
All of which brings us, in a painfully roundabout way, to Joao Felix.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
Detectives determined that at the roundabout at East Rosedale Street and South Ayers Avenue, Langs stopped his car and honked at suspect Koby Burkhart’s white Chevy Equinox, which was in front of him.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2025
Construct a roundabout at the intersection of Route 605 and Fancher Rd.
—Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundabout
Adjective
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The White House cited national security concerns for terminating workers' ability to bargain collectively, but the order applies at agencies with both direct and indirect links to national security.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2025
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The conditions of Conway’s bond include a ban on direct or indirect contact with witnesses, victims and co-defendants in the case.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The state has legislated myriad penalties against cities and counties that don’t find places for homeless people to sleep, including a command to incarcerate people caught sleeping on government property, which usually includes sidewalks and underpasses.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
Orlando Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Hubbard’s Cave street underpass under I-90 and I-94 in West Town was also painted and new LED lights were installed.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The 250-cc bike gets bobber-like styling, with a floating seat, tubular frame, retro lighting, and a simple circular dash.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
22 Mar. 2025
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Photo : Thomas Donkin The kitchen has a circular pass-through window.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Turbine-smooth and powerful, the rotary was also notoriously failure-prone due to unreliable rotor seals that ultimately doomed NSU—and the engine generally.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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Aleman placed the roses on a conveyor belt, advancing them to a rotary saw that cut their stems.—
Thomas Curwen,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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In this clip, Asimov navigates autonomously around a traffic circle at night.—
Evan Ackerman,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 May 2018
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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
Adjective
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Coming out can be a long and winding path for many of us that isn’t easy or straightforward.—
Quispe López,
Them,
18 Mar. 2025
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Blankenhorn's professional career has amounted to a long and winding road ever since he was drafted in the third round out of high school by the Minnesota Twins in 2015.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Authorities are strongly urging residents to avoid all non-essential travel, as roads, bridges, and overpasses will be extremely slippery.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Beyond the 60% of Imprint’s revenue that comes from interest income, the interchange fees merchants pay when consumers swipe their Imprint cards make up another 35%.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The Main Street Extension and Route 17 interchange will serve as primary access to Route 9 for the southern section of downtown Middletown, following the Harbor Drive interchange being closed.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Roundabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundabout. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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