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Recent Examples of circuity Duco negates the need for any human intervention by leveraging a hanging robotic system that automatically sketches multi-layered circuity to enable novel large-scale interfaces. —
IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2021 Mazzone hopes that studying the neural circuity for coughing will eventually lead to new therapies. —Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2012
IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2021 Mazzone hopes that studying the neural circuity for coughing will eventually lead to new therapies. —Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circuity
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This was only the start of the incomprehensibility of this segment.— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2026
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Byrne is generous with his time and attention, but there’s also a Warholian air of mystery about him—a gentle impenetrability, a feeling of separateness.— Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
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As a result, the impenetrability of EU bureaucracies will continue to limit the United States’ ability to restructure transatlantic economic relations.— JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
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Investors also face uncertainty over the exact expiration date of the ceasefire.— Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
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Help is also needed at cornerback with Washington signing Amik Robertson and at safety because of the uncertainty of Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch’s comebacks from injuries.— Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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Thinking back on her job-hunting days, Slayer Public Relations founder Lindsay Kirsh said vagueness about pay was always off-putting.— Kat Boogaard, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
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What makes the legislation especially harmful, Ziegler said, is its vagueness.— SOPHIA PAFFENROTH, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
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That Josh is even aware of Glee, even if that fact is lampshaded in Melissa’s next line, gets at a fuzziness of both their characters.— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
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The combined fuzziness of the electron and proton means that the electron can be anywhere inside that region—including inside the proton.— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2026
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Each panel was archived, ensuring the bike could be repaired or recreated if ever damaged—a necessity given the complexity of the forms.— Eric Hendrikx, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026
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To witness someone in all their complexity and to detail that complexity is an act of love.— Jesmyn Ward, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Circuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/circuity. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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