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as in crowd
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
a gaming ring that meets once a week to play
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as in call
a communication by telephone
give me a ring when you're ready to go
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as in to surround
to form a circle around
tall cypress trees ringing the park
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as in to circle
to travel completely around
the line of season ticket buyers ringed the block
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Jamie Barton, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Outside the pavilion, the Water Lily Court (which exhibits several of Longwood’s 1,200 water lilies) has been enclosed in a ring of columns that transition the historic conservancies made of stone and composite into the contemporary ones of glass and steel.
—William O'Connor, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024
At the country’s tabulation center, every door will be fitted with metal detectors, floodlights will be installed, and on election day the center will be protected by a ring of snipers deployed on roofs around the building, election officials told NBC.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
Wipe the rim of the jar off with a damp cloth, then place a lid on top and screw on the ring.
—Lindsey Desoto, Rd, Health, 29 Oct. 2024
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Foreman was a three-to-one favorite with the bookmakers and there were genuine fears, not least from Ali’s business manager Gene Kilroy, that the challenger could be seriously hurt or even die in the ring.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Outside the pavilion, the Water Lily Court (which exhibits several of Longwood’s 1,200 water lilies) has been enclosed in a ring of columns that transition the historic conservancies made of stone and composite into the contemporary ones of glass and steel.
—William O'Connor, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024
At the country’s tabulation center, every door will be fitted with metal detectors, floodlights will be installed, and on election day the center will be protected by a ring of snipers deployed on roofs around the building, election officials told NBC.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
Wipe the rim of the jar off with a damp cloth, then place a lid on top and screw on the ring.
—Lindsey Desoto, Rd, Health, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ring. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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