as in indirect
not straightforward or direct
took a roundabout route to the beach
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Recent Examples of roundabout
Thom Harris, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The project, spanning approximately 8.65 acres, is slated to facilitate the roundabout project on Highway 212 in Glencoe.
—Janean Sorrell, Twin Cities, 6 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
In a roundabout way, one of the few things that could potentially stop Mbappe from smashing those individual records is precisely the calibre of player around him.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The project, spanning approximately 8.65 acres, is slated to facilitate the roundabout project on Highway 212 in Glencoe.
—Janean Sorrell, Twin Cities, 6 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 Iranians reportedly agreed to engage in indirect talks with the U.S., through mediators in Oman.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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However, one method is direct and the other is indirect.—
Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One study found that underpasses in Wyoming prevented so many perilous, expensive crashes that the state was on pace to recoup their costs in just five years.—
Ben Goldfarb,
Vox,
14 Mar. 2025
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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
Adjective
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The polar vortex is a gigantic, circular area of cold air high up in the atmosphere that typically spins over the North Pole (as its name suggests).—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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The silhouette is true to a classic cardigan: slim-fit, boat neck, with small circular buttons.—
Amy Louise Bailey,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Apr. 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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All 128 overwater bungalows are connected by a long, winding boardwalk.—
Jess Feldman,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Mar. 2025
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Samia only needs the smallest thread to unravel winding truths about everything from womanhood and heartbreak to road trips and songwriting.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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To create the pathway, the project features a gently sloping overpass that is 165 feet wide and 200 feet long.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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Ryan has been pushing ever since for a full interchange at Pat Salerno Drive, arguing that the arena and nearby Sawgrass Mills mall need a ramp for commuters coming from the region’s northern borders.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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But smaller financial institutions such as credit unions that are part of that food chain and also small businesses say they would get hurt by a reduction in the interchange fee revenue alongside their larger bank competitors.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Roundabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundabout. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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