as in roundabout
not straightforward or direct
a rather circular discussion of the problem that never addresses it directly
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as in booklet
a short printed publication with no cover or with a paper cover
promptly tosses out those advertising circulars that come in the newspaper
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Recent Examples of circular
Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
With a series of open courtyards and circular light wells, the museum will boast a variety of spatial experiences, each one carefully crafted to evoke different emotional responses.
—New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2025
Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
Singapore’s state food agency (SFA) has approved 16 species of edible insects for sale and consumption in the country, according to a July 8 public circular addressed to food traders.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 9 July 2024
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Adjective
Hundreds of guests and dignitaries packed into the circular room, including members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
With a series of open courtyards and circular light wells, the museum will boast a variety of spatial experiences, each one carefully crafted to evoke different emotional responses.
—New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
Kate's meeting on Sept. 24 was listed in the court circular — the official rundown of duties the royal family undertakes — which is published in U.K. newspapers including The Times.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
Singapore’s state food agency (SFA) has approved 16 species of edible insects for sale and consumption in the country, according to a July 8 public circular addressed to food traders.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 9 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circular
Adjective
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Through her posts are where Stevie Wonder and Chris Martin found her, albeit in a roundabout way.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
21 Jan. 2025
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Republican attorneys general in Kansas and Missouri, who led the legal challenges against SAVE, argued that President Joe Biden was essentially trying to find a roundabout way to forgive student debt after the Supreme Court blocked its sweeping debt cancellation plan in June 2023.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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How to print your own booklet: Download whichever file will work best based on how your printer handles two-sided files.—
Natalie Wallington,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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The image shows the presidential seal on what would be the back page of her booklet, and there is text above the seal rather than below it.—
Andre Byik,
USA TODAY,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In November, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership estimated the storm’s direct and indirect economic effects across the southwest Virginia region cost more than $2 billion.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
27 Jan. 2025
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The company says the program supports more than 43,000 direct and indirect jobs and $8.9 billion in annual economic impact in Texas.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In my experience, this approach can help improve medication adherence, reduce the need for follow-up appointments and address the common issue of patients discarding their paper leaflets shortly after receiving them.—
Greg Samios,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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The new leaflets, written in Korean and printed with illustrations, are being distributed along the front lines.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The bottom line: The search process may have been doomed from the start, when the Houston skyline was pictured on the hiring brochure.—
Tasha Tsiaperas,
Axios,
14 Jan. 2025
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Don’t expect to see a glacier calve, whales feeding, or for your trip to match the brochure.—
Aislyn Greene,
AFAR Media,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Create folders for work, personal and miscellaneous files and sort documents into these categories.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Both were successfully prevented from making changes to files in the Documents folder.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The flyer was a visual feast: Kofi Siriboe, Keith Powers, Denzel Washington, Jesse Williams, Childish Gambino, Skepta.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
22 Jan. 2025
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Cindy, who was about as polished as the flyer, came by the office to pitch me.—
Levi King,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Neighbors for a Better California plans to distribute yard signs and pamphlets to potential donors across the coast.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Traditionally, the support services during pregnancy are disconnected from the clinical services, leaving patients to navigate on their own using a pamphlet, the Internet or a list of numbers to call to find help.—
Lisa Fitzpatrick,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Circular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circular. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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