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roundabout way

NOUN

detour

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deviation diversion

STRONG

branch bypass bypath byway circuit circumnavigation circumvention crotch divergence fork substitute

WEAK

alternate route back road circuitous route circumbendibus runaround secondary highway service road temporary route

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Whether directly or in a roundabout way, it all circles back to “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” which was nearly a single-season wonder.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025

What happened Tuesday is serious and big, but I start in a roundabout way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

That seems a roundabout way of Hurzeler saying he keeps his feet on the ground.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024

When Pecker says he met Trump in early January, 2017—after the election but before the inauguration—Trump asked him about the McDougal story in the most roundabout way possible.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2024

In a roundabout way, he caused a new name to be added to this list.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

roundabout way

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