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as in circling
to travel completely around
communication satellites encircling the earth
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as in encompassing
to form a circle around
immediately after announcing their engagement, the couple was encircled by their applauding friends
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Recent Examples of encircling
David Close, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Entering into the Trans-Pacific Partnership makes less sense when justified by vague references to encircling China.
—Timothy Meyer, Foreign Affairs, 26 June 2018
Verb
When Engelbert announced the news while on speaker, Clark’s Fever teammates yelled and jumped with joy while encircling the team’s star.
—David Close, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Entering into the Trans-Pacific Partnership makes less sense when justified by vague references to encircling China.
—Timothy Meyer, Foreign Affairs, 26 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encircling
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Several possible candidates are already circling.Brian Stelter, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Questions raised over whether Israeli forces entered An Associated Press reporter saw Israeli troops operating near the border in armored trucks, with helicopters circling overhead, but could not confirm ground forces had crossed into Lebanon.AAMER MADHANI, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
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Following a group of young adult treasure hunters on the shores of North Carolina, the Netflix production continues to have its loyal fans hanging onto every moment, surrounding character storylines and all of the love, loss and drama that comes with it.Jeff Conway, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Instead of responding to rumors surrounding his love life, however, Smith has elected to turn to music.Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Its curvaceous shape represents the female form, with an attached ball symbolizing the constraints women face.Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Fox added on a black and white Dsquared2 clutch featuring an attached glovelet.Hannah Malach, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Australia's youth are some of the most connected in the world, with about 97% using social media across an average of four platforms.Harriet Marsden, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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In particular, the Future TV Stage was brimming with inspiring best-case presentations on this topic, as well as addressable TV and connected TV.Ivan Guzenko, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Overall, Pro-Tek’s storage and services are very much linked, driving a business mix that is close to 50-50.Brent Simon, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
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Its shares are flattered by a local listing and relatively closely linked shareholder base.Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022
Adjective
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Those settlements show another, quieter front in China’s expanding efforts to assert its control over disputed, peripheral territories – also playing out in the South and East China Seas – as Chinese leader Xi Jinping seeks to bolster national security and enhance China’s position over its rivals.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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There’s also very clear softness and smearing in your peripheral vision.Andrew Williams, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Encircling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encircling. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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