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a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order weary of the daily merry-go-round of commuting to his job in the city

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Recent Examples on the Web For the next fourteen years, Kennedy has said, his life was a merry-go-round of chasing a high and coming down into a deep despair. Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024 Address: Griffith Park, merry-go-round lot 1 or 2, 4668 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles —Jaime Vargas Sr., San Bernardino Upper Cabin Trail Loop Distance and elevation gain: 8.8-mile loop, 2,683 feet Why? Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2024 Guests followed their carriage to the fields near their home, where the reception featured fairground rides including a merry-go-round, an onlooker told the outlet. Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024 Now imagine doing that continuously for 24 hours, while riding a merry-go-round. Panagiotis Tsiotras, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for merry-go-round 

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“Merry-go-round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merry-go-round. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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