circuitous
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In that case, exchanges like Coinbase and Robinhood say they can’t trace back the cost basis because of the holding’s circuitous route.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026
When he eventually left in late 2015, he didn’t have to take a route nearly as circuitous as Cignetti’s to the top of the coaching ranks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
People travelling between Al-Eizariya and Jerusalem would have to take a circuitous route three times longer than the present journey, he said.
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
A thickly bearded 25-year-old right-hander originally from Bloomington, Ind., Klein’s path to Monday’s extra-inning marathon could hardly have been more circuitous.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025
We take a circuitous route back to the ten o’clock beach.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing circuitous
100 SAT words Beginning with "C"
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