as in indirect
not straightforward or direct
took a roundabout route to the beach
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Recent Examples of roundabout
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
According to a news release from the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, the man now identified as Wielkiewicz was driving a Chevrolet SUV south on South Ten Mile Road when his vehicle collided with a barrier wall at the Victory roundabout.
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Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
2 June 2026
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
Sunday, the coroner’s office was dispatched to the crash location — a roundabout at South Ten Mile Road and West Victory Road — and determined that 45-year-old Dustin Wielkiewicz, a Star resident, was dead at the scene, according to a Tuesday press release.
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Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
2 June 2026
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Adjective
Cars and trucks piled into the roundabout, horns blaring.
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Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
According to a news release from the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, the man now identified as Wielkiewicz was driving a Chevrolet SUV south on South Ten Mile Road when his vehicle collided with a barrier wall at the Victory roundabout.
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Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
2 June 2026
Noun
Grassroots associations have made sure the posters of the disappeared are visible even at tourist sites, including outside a 17th century cathedral and on bollards at a central roundabout featuring a Roman goddess statue where Mexican soccer fans often celebrate.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
Sunday, the coroner’s office was dispatched to the crash location — a roundabout at South Ten Mile Road and West Victory Road — and determined that 45-year-old Dustin Wielkiewicz, a Star resident, was dead at the scene, according to a Tuesday press release.
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Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundabout
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Iran has paused indirect talks over ending the war with the US ahead of the multi-day funeral.
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For charcoal grills, arrange coals to one side for indirect cooking.
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People should expect flooding of small creeks and streams, roads, underpasses, urban areas and other low-lying or poor-drainage locations.
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Tran brake-checked the truck twice at the Story Road underpass, prosecutors said.
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Wipe in circular motions with a lint-free microfiber cloth to loosen grime, then finish with long, horizontal swipes.
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The circular logic of it would be darkly comic if tens of thousands of livelihoods weren't caught in the middle.
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As with its other disco dance floors in Delray Beach and around the country, this location will be adorned in Farrah Fawcett posters, trucker hats and rotary telephones, serve retro drinks like a Dirty Ash Tray and bump to the Bee Gees and Earth, Wind & Fire.
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Standard Rotary Blade Push Mower To adjust the mower height on a standard rotary-blade push mower, start by locating the adjustment levers.
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But what once looked like a potential breakout career in San Francisco has instead become a winding journey through multiple organizations, with the latest chapter ending after a short stay in the Dodgers' system.
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As such, the show takes you on a winding journey of France’s influential craftsmanship and its impact on America via archival looks, dazzling objects, and more modern creations.
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About 1,500 protesters tried to march to the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, a key city landmark, after Friday prayers.
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In a traffic circle, no one has the right of way except someone who’s already in the circle.
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Police set up crime scene tape along an overpass on State Street, right where the Dan Ryan Expressway forks into the Bishop Ford Freeway to the south suburbs.
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Paying for the overpass now means having more immediate access to the infrastructure and helps residents and construction crews access the subdivision, Jill Youmans, a communications manager for the Idaho Transportation Department told the Idaho Statesman.
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The Tollway plans to build a full interchange at a cost of $132 million.
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Merchants pay interchange on card payments and hold working balances that earn them nothing, and a coin that settles instantly, costs less to accept and, under Open USD’s model, pays them the yield on their balances answers both at once.
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“Roundabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundabout. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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