as in circle
something with a perfectly round circumference the windows in the colonial-era statehouse are roundels

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Recent Examples of roundel The bulk of the car’s carbon-fiber exterior is finished in Nadal Red that is broken up by Frozen White on the doors and hood along with Gloss Black on the lower-body trim, wheels, and roundels. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024 Dukec’s team has also used tech to make BMW’s roundel more efficient, at least from a cost point of view. Alex Goy, WIRED, 2 Sep. 2023 The color scheme draws heavily on the 1951 class-winning 356 SL, painted Le Mans Silver Metallic and featuring a roundel on the door with the number 46. Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 29 June 2023 Customers have 12 exterior heritage colors to choose from including the Pastel Green of this car, British Racing Green and Pastel Blue with contrasting roundel, as well as the opportunity to select their tailored interior specification from a range of eight leather hues. Nargess Banks, Forbes, 28 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for roundel
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Noun
  • The circle could be completed for Craig Kimbrel, the longtime former Braves closer who signed a minor-league contract with his original team on Tuesday.
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The left circle encompasses the lens, while the right circle is a large, easily identifiable status light that glows green when active.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 19 Mar. 2025
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  • The next day for the the rehearsal dinner and welcome party, the actress wore a tulle set by Danielle Frankel, which was paired with ivory Manolo Blahnik heels, as well as the engagement ring her father gifted her mother.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The theft ring also stole Jasper Cropsey’s painting Upper Hudson (1871), estimated to be worth $100,000 or more, from Ringwood Manner in New Jersey in 2011.
    Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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  • Regardless of the venue, the UIL’s goal is to make the state semifinal round feel special, according to Harrison.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Roach called for a rematch afterward, disgusted that he was not credited with the knockdown in the ninth round.
    Brian Mahoney, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2025
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  • Over several hours, Earth's shadow slowly crept across the lunar surface, turning our celestial neighbor into a deep, blood-red orb.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Lewis abandoned the idea to put clear orbs in the sockets early on, but debate about the eyes continued after Lithgow complained that the doll’s line of sight didn’t have a focus.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025

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“Roundel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundel. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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