roundabout

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noun

British

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Recent Examples of roundabout
Adjective
Improvements would have included a roundabout at the entrance to the business park and an additional turn lane at N.C. 115 and Bailey Road, Wes Hunter told the Observer. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025 In addition to the roundabout, crews will add drainage and re-align the bike and pedestrian crosswalks to include access to the roundabout, according to the project page. Mars King, Twin Cities, 19 May 2025
Noun
But maybe ditching emulsifiers could act as some roundabout way of nudging Americans toward eating healthier, if Kennedy is prepared to rob us all of ice cream. Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025 Mello got the role in a roundabout way, after his mom brought him to an open casting call with the intention of having his older brothers audition. Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for roundabout
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundabout
Adjective
  • But the indirect benefits seem to reflect a posture against green energy, related to unbelief in climate change, and these lead to support for inefficient energy alternatives like nuclear and geothermal and gas-fired turbines.
    Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Anticipated after 72 hours: Summit; Depending on success of indirect fireline, the fire may be mostly contained.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Communities, including Killeen, Copperas Cove, Fort Cavazos, and Kempner, are at risk for flash flooding, especially in low-lying areas, underpasses, and small creeks.
    Hannah Parry Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
  • Some of the region’s recent flooding casualties have come from underpasses as water pools up and has no where to go, Darrah said.
    Brayden Garcia July 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • Glass has also become a big part of the circular economy.
    LEW SICHELMAN, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
  • Similar to many other automatic litter box models, the circular orb rotates, sifting dirty litter into a waste bag, which on this model is on top of the machine rather than below.
    WIRED, Wired News, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Today, the 3 billion crayons the company makes every year are all manufactured via high-speed rotary molds capable of churning out 1,300 crayons a minute.
    Brit Morse, Fortune, 6 July 2025
  • What’s more, the exhaust rotary valve, air compression, and fuel injection are electronically controlled, meaning they can be adjusted on the fly to change timing as needed.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • Also, any changes to the traffic circles would require a redesign that would push the project past the deadline.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
  • Horizontal measures These include traffic circles, like the ones recently installed along 12th Avenue South, which slow traffic significantly without any bumps in the road itself.
    Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • In addition, the watch has a stop-second function, which halts the balance wheel and seconds hand when the winding crown is pulled out, allowing for precise time adjustments.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The crash occurred on U.S. Highway 90 about 30 miles outside of New Orleans — on a winding, narrow stretch of the two-lane highway known as the Old Spanish Trail, per The Salina Journal.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • The construction on the new overpass will cause nighttime lane closures on Interstate 5, according to city officials.
    Ethan Wolin July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025
  • Some mourners also gathered on freeway overpasses to honor the 23-year-old, who joined the Navy in 2021 and became a warfare combatant boat crew member two years later.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Moreover, Chime primarily generates its income through interchange fees—small charges that merchants incur when a customer uses a Chime card.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
  • Other work follows, also overnight, Tuesday through March 21: Crews will close two right-hand lanes at the interchange of northbound I-71/75 and I-275 for work, keeping the remaining lane on the left open.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

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“Roundabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundabout. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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