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A crowd of reporters encircled the mayor.
communication satellites encircling the earth
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The halo, known as an Einstein ring, encircles a galaxy 590 million light-years away, considered close by cosmic standards.
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Gqlshare, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2025
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said on Sunday that geolocated evidence showed Russian forces occupied 89 percent of the settlement, but there was no sign that it had been encircled.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Early in the morning, two armed groups encircled the community of Kenscoff in the mountains above Port-au-Prince.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
Still, after the season ended, rumors encircled another Swiderski departure.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2025
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Gqlshare, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2025
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said on Sunday that geolocated evidence showed Russian forces occupied 89 percent of the settlement, but there was no sign that it had been encircled.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Early in the morning, two armed groups encircled the community of Kenscoff in the mountains above Port-au-Prince.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
Still, after the season ended, rumors encircled another Swiderski departure.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Encircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encircle. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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encircle
verb
en·cir·cle
in-ˈsər-kəl 
1
: to form a circle around : surround
2
: to go completely around
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