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as in surrounded
to form a circle around
everyone circled the lectern and waited their turn to read from the Bible
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as in orbited
to travel completely around
with a look of extreme frustration, the commander circled the new recruit
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Recent Examples of circled
Her ghost of Christmas future is a funereal specter without a face, circled by dark moths.
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Dec. 2024
Some of us circled the toys and left the catalog open to strategic pages for all to see.
—Dawn Mitchell, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Towns knows the healthiest way forward is to treat this as just another game — an opportunity for the Knicks to continue building chemistry while adding a mark in the win column — but in reality, this was a game circled in invisible ink.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
Flight delay and cost overrun specifics Heat shield cracks were found on the Orion space capsule after the otherwise successful flight of Artemis I, in which the uncrewed spacecraft circled the moon and returned to Earth in December 2022.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
The Oilers have that one circled on their calendar.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
In the early 16th century, three of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance circled each other in Florence, vying for influence and looking for inspiration.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Whizzing meteors may regularly fill the skies, but avid stargazers have likely had the date of one meteor shower's peak circled on their calendars all year.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
Pterosaurs, the flying reptile cousin to dinosaurs, would have circled the seas overhead, occasionally diving for fish down below.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Dec. 2024
Some of us circled the toys and left the catalog open to strategic pages for all to see.
—Dawn Mitchell, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Towns knows the healthiest way forward is to treat this as just another game — an opportunity for the Knicks to continue building chemistry while adding a mark in the win column — but in reality, this was a game circled in invisible ink.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
Flight delay and cost overrun specifics Heat shield cracks were found on the Orion space capsule after the otherwise successful flight of Artemis I, in which the uncrewed spacecraft circled the moon and returned to Earth in December 2022.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
The Oilers have that one circled on their calendar.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
In the early 16th century, three of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance circled each other in Florence, vying for influence and looking for inspiration.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Whizzing meteors may regularly fill the skies, but avid stargazers have likely had the date of one meteor shower's peak circled on their calendars all year.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
Pterosaurs, the flying reptile cousin to dinosaurs, would have circled the seas overhead, occasionally diving for fish down below.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circled
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His family said in an obituary that Meek died surrounded by family and friends.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
27 Dec. 2024
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Chelsea’s head coach raised both hands above his head in sustained applause as Cole Palmer, having sized up ambitious passes through to Nicolas Jackson or Pedro Neto ahead of him but surrounded by Fulham bodies, instead opted to turn away and pass backwards, consolidating possession.—
Liam Twomey,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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The tortoises live in a sheltered habitat ringed by barbed wire and draped in netting.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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The most popular activity in Crater Lake National Park is going on the Rim Drive around the lake and snapping photos of the bright-blue waters ringed by jagged volcanic formations.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Dec. 2024
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Note that the 50-day moving average crossed below the 200-day moving average in August, signaling weakness.—
John Navin,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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The 50-day moving average crossed below the 200-day moving average back in mid-June (tiny red circle).—
John Navin,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Circled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circled. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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