as in indirectly
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Recent Examples of circuitously
Inside, the floor plan flows circuitously, creating an open plan filled with natural light.
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Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
And the fact that lots of these startups ultimately sell to other startups circuitously makes things even more insular.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
And the fact that lots of these startups ultimately sell to other startups circuitously makes things even more insular.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circuitously
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Rachel Barber The Fed typically lowers its benchmark rate to stimulate the economy by making borrowing costs cheaper, which can indirectly lower interest rates on auto loans, personal loans, and credit cards.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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By 2025, the War on Terror had shattered entire nations and economies, displaced some 40 million citizens and directly and indirectly killed over four million.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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And could a second season, sans the extraordinary talents of Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, deliver a story and themes in keeping with that brand, without sullying what was so deviously tricky about the original series and its tone?—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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Both the Death Note manga and this 37-episode adaptation are staggeringly original and deviously entertaining, a brilliant, gory dark comedy that fully capitalizes on its premise.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Circuitously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circuitously. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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