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merry-go-round

[mer-ee-goh-round] / ˈmɛr i goʊˌraʊnd /


NOUN
carousel
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“It’s very much a merry-go-round, and that merry-go-round had to keep spinning faster,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

When his camera isn’t woozily circling like a merry-go-round, his edginess glints.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2026

It's easy to feel confused, or perhaps even a little dizzy, when contemplating the merry-go-round of changes in the senior team at Aston Martin in the past couple of years.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

I’m not sure how to step off the merry-go-round.

From MarketWatch Feb. 10, 2026

Cat hadn’t expected to recognize any faces, but Neddie twirled on the metal merry-go-round, laughing like yesterday’s bloody nose had never happened.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

Angular momentum is familiar in everyday life through spinning objects like bicycle wheels or merry-go-rounds, but at the atomic scale it is deeply connected to magnetism.

From Science Daily May 24, 2026

The carousel is one of the oldest wooden merry-go-rounds in California, and one of just a handful designed by the famous Spillman Engineering Corp. and its predecessor that remain in operation in the state.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2025

For years, Scottish football used to look at managerial merry-go-rounds in English football and decry it as a basket case environment, Now, it’s every bit as volatile in this country, if not worse.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2024

Our love for gyration is evidenced by the enduring popularity of playground merry-go-rounds and revolving park rides, and the irresistible draw of somersaulting down a hill.

From New York Times Apr. 27, 2023

The red-brick building stood on a vast tract of land with immaculate lawns, athletic fields, swings, merry-go-rounds, an Olympicsized swimming pool, tennis courts and rows of brightly leafed trees.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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