1
: encircled or marked with or as if with rings
2
: composed or formed of rings

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Look for the ringed planet in the constellation Pisces. John Tufts, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2025 Look for the ringed planet in the constellation Pisces. John Tufts, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Sep. 2025 The ringed planet only gets to about 35 degrees high in the south at its highest, glowing slightly brighter than a first-magnitude star all night. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025 The Grand Prize Winner from these South American countries was Felipe Esteban Toledo Alarcón for his dazzling capture of a ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata), pictured above. New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ringed

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of ringed was before the 12th century

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“Ringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ringed. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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