1
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
Both of them wept as the conversation circled closer to a resolution.
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Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Police fanned out downtown, launching a massive search for the gunman behind the double homicide while a helicopter circled overhead, broadcasting the suspect’s description.
—Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
The heat hit hard and the men and the boys, who had been on foot for months, blended in with scrub brush and cactus, keeping an eye on the cartel gunmen camped on a ridge beneath a blue sky where vultures circled.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
About 100,000 people gathered as airplanes circled overhead, doves were released and patriotic music ringed through the ears of attendees.
—Graham Hurley, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
If the surface had holes, these curves circled around the holes forever, never taking an exit.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Police fanned out downtown, launching a massive search for the gunman behind the double homicide while a helicopter circled overhead, broadcasting the suspect’s description.
—Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
The heat hit hard and the men and the boys, who had been on foot for months, blended in with scrub brush and cactus, keeping an eye on the cartel gunmen camped on a ridge beneath a blue sky where vultures circled.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
About 100,000 people gathered as airplanes circled overhead, doves were released and patriotic music ringed through the ears of attendees.
—Graham Hurley, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
If the surface had holes, these curves circled around the holes forever, never taking an exit.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circled
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It is surrounded by a high fence, and visitors won’t be allowed inside for now.Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Troops have surrounded Beit Lahiya, Beit Hanoun and the urban Jabaliya refugee camp, allowing in almost no humanitarian aid and ordering tens of thousands to flee to nearby Gaza City.Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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The northern Galilee, ringed by Syrian and Lebanese hills and under the gaze of towering Mount Hermon in the northern Golan Heights, is beloved for its fresh air, pastoral views, and relaxed pace far from Israel’s crowded center.Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
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The park was once ringed by a fence but maintaining it has proved a challenge.Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
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Over the course of her career, Brown has crossed categories, as well as generations.Jenny B. Fine, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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Since fighting broke out in April 2023, more than one million Sudanese refugees have crossed into Egypt, fleeing the war and dire humanitarian crisis.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Circled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circled. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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