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as in to circle
to travel completely around
communication satellites encircling the earth
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as in to surround
to form a circle around
immediately after announcing their engagement, the couple was encircled by their applauding friends
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These enable the hotel to blend seamlessly into the Aleppo pine forest that encircles it.
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James Rampton, theweek, 29 Aug. 2024
Civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out in April last year and has intensified in El Fasher, the North Darfur capital, since May when the paramilitary RSF group encircled the city.
—Caitlin Danaher, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
What is increasingly clear is that the inner core is susceptible in different ways to activity in the layers of Earth that encircle it.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
Emerging into the center of the main gallery, curved glass cases encircle the arrival port.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
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James Rampton, theweek, 29 Aug. 2024
Civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out in April last year and has intensified in El Fasher, the North Darfur capital, since May when the paramilitary RSF group encircled the city.
—Caitlin Danaher, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
What is increasingly clear is that the inner core is susceptible in different ways to activity in the layers of Earth that encircle it.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
Emerging into the center of the main gallery, curved glass cases encircle the arrival port.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Encircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encircle. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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