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
Mary Gilbert, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
The wagons look as if they were plucked straight out of a Western film and are complete with a circular canvas wrap and wooden spoke wheels.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
And the next day, FIFA (football’s world governing body) sent out one of their circulars.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
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Adjective
But energy circling the atmosphere can sometimes smash into the polar vortex, like two hands trying to fling a rubber band, stretching it into something more oblong than circular.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
The wagons look as if they were plucked straight out of a Western film and are complete with a circular canvas wrap and wooden spoke wheels.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
In total, the court circular recorded 16 days of in-person meetings in October and 15 in November.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
And the next day, FIFA (football’s world governing body) sent out one of their circulars.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circular
Adjective
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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
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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
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Image One of the key moments in the initial branding of Ultimate Frisbee was when the trio of founders recorded all the rules in a booklet, printed in 1970.—
David Waldstein,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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It’s being done in coordination with the Black Archives of Mid-America, which publishes a Black history booklet in partnership with the Kansas City Public Library and the Local Investment Commission, also known as LINC.—
Mará Rose Williams,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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They were supposed to begin indirect talks over the second phase last week, including negotiating an end to the war, the release of the remaining living hostages and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.—
Aaron Boxerman,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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The president then threw some indirect shade at Intel, which also sources some of its chips from TSMC.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In October, propaganda leaflets produced by North Korea that attacked Yoon and his wife were found scattered on the streets of Seoul, apparently carried across the border via balloon, Reuters reported.—
Chris Pandolfo,
Fox News,
3 Dec. 2024
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The government of South Korea’s Gyeonggi Province bordering the North said Tuesday that a special police force would be brought in to crack down on the practice of flying anti-North Korea leaflets from some border areas.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
15 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Gone are the days when our holiday choices were limited to destinations featured in travel agent windows or brochures.—
Dana Dunne,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Designers and production artists use InDesign to create a spectrum of print deliverables, such as books, brochures, newspapers, and magazines, and digital media, such as ebooks and interactive PDFs.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The folder helps to get shirts and pants to fit right into the cubes.—
Mike Arnot,
AFAR Media,
20 Feb. 2025
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Her Instagram saved folder is enormous and features skilled nail artists like Kelly Ornstein and Bees Knees Nails.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That mission carried venture capitalist Lane Bess (a repeat flyer with Blue Origin), Spanish TV host Jesús Calleja, physicist entrepreneur Elaine Chia Hyde, reproductive endocrinologist Richard Scott, hedge fund partner Tushar Shah and a sixth unnamed crewmember to space and back.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Zoom in: The museum displays items like a Roland TR-909 drum machine donated by Detroit native Juan Atkins and other instruments once used by techno luminaries, and a promotional flyer for the 2010 Cheeks reunion party.—
Joe Guillen,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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This means pushing beyond pamphlets, billboards and radio advertising to digital platforms where patients actively seek healthcare answers.—
Adhip Ray,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Image In France, the dynamic between society and the individual played out in the pamphlets and prints that proliferated during the revolution.—
Marjoleine Kars,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Circular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circular. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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