as in circle
something with a perfectly round circumference the windows in the colonial-era statehouse are roundels

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Recent Examples of roundel This package delivers a gorgeous shade of Aventurine Green Metallic paint, a decal set in white, and customizable roundel race numbers. Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2024 The bulk of the car’s carbon-fiber exterior is finished in Nadal Red that is broken up by Frozen White on the doors and hood along with Gloss Black on the lower-body trim, wheels, and roundels. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024 Dukec’s team has also used tech to make BMW’s roundel more efficient, at least from a cost point of view. Alex Goy, WIRED, 2 Sep. 2023 The color scheme draws heavily on the 1951 class-winning 356 SL, painted Le Mans Silver Metallic and featuring a roundel on the door with the number 46. Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 29 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for roundel
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Noun
  • In early doujinshi circles, there were a variety of terms including Onna x Onna (woman x woman), Onna no ko x onna no ko (girl x girl), and Onna-doushi (between women).
    Vrai Kaiser, Them., 30 May 2025
  • Yao is tough in the circle, with a 3.12 ERA and 102 strikeouts in 98 2/3 innings.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Ripley and Bliss were among the final two to climb the ladder, but Naomi came into the ring and disrupted their momentum.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
  • The writer-director finds a playful entry point by starting not in Manhattan but in a majestic rocky landscape where the only signs of life are a hot caveman returning from foraging and placing a makeshift ring on the finger of the woman waiting for him.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Earlier in the tournament, Point Loma beat Port of Los Angeles 9-2 in the first round June 3. Against Olympian, freshman pitchers Ella Poulin and River Hargett combined for the shutout, with Poulin pitching four innings and giving up two hits and two walks while striking out five.
    Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
  • Nadal improves to 38-1 at Roland Garros, with the only loss to Soderling in the fourth round a year ago. 2011 — The Bowl Championship Series strips USC of its 2004 title, leaving that season without a BCS champion.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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  • The seven-piece Metamorphosis collection, which has a butterfly motif, includes an 18-karat yellow gold butterfly ring, at $1,100, and an 18-karat gold chain that is meant to be wrapped around a wearer’s finger and wrist, so its gold orb is displayed on the back of the hand.
    Felicia Craddock, New York Times, 20 May 2025
  • The image reveals two pinpoint-like white stars near the center, with a blue orb slightly below and to the right.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Roundel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundel. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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