circled

verb

past tense of circle
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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2
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 In layman's terms, you are being paid to take the unlock that everyone already circled. — Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 The jumpship circled the fire while the spotter—a smokejumper who oversees the mission from the air—leaned out the door to assess it. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 The National Park Service sought public information assistance while helicopters, newly absent a landing pad, circled searching between towering canyon walls. — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Military helicopter circled overhead, searching for survivors, assessing the disaster and mapping out possible rescue and evacuation routes. — Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Military helicopters circled overhead, searching for survivors, assessing the disaster and mapping out possible rescue and evacuation routes. — Niranjan Shrestha, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026 Some fans had circled Monday on the calendar because of an apparel collection that combines Disney characters with all 32 NFL teams. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026 For those grocers running a produce department, that date's already been circled in red, because sweet potato casserole shows up on most American tables in late November. — Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Nearly all of the Bears players circled the cart to wish him well before he was taken into the locker room. — CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circled
  1. surrounded
  2. orbited
  3. encircled
  4. traversed
  5. ringed
  6. crossed
  7. rounded
Verb
  • The leather reclining chairs at the front of the ship surrounded by shelves of interesting books and magazines is perfect for a day at sea.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
  • There is a belief that a part of this instant impact is down to being surrounded by gifted players.
    — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of surrounded
Verb
  • In fact, just one spacecraft, NASA’s MESSENGER, has ever orbited the planet.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Though the supermassive black hole of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), isn't currently involved in a rpTDE, it is orbited by many rapid stars.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of orbited
Verb
  • Instead of gold watches, silver handcuffs encircled their wrists.
    — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The pair left their vehicle to find assistance, traversing salt flats toward Badwater Road, a two-lane highway encircled by mountains.
    — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of encircled
Verb
  • As the airplane air-conditioning worked overtime in the desert heat, the grooms traversed the tarmac numerous times to shuttle water and supplies to the horses.
    — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • As a young man, Francisco traversed it on horseback, eking out a living by draining resin from the towering pines.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of traversed
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  • The site sits in South Memphis, where the surrounding neighborhoods are predominantly Black and ringed by industry that long predates xAI.
    — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026
  • At its heart is the main pool ringed by lounge chairs and a pair of whirlpools.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of ringed
Verb
  • Just east of the creek – which was crossed by a stone bridge built in 1896 – Monticello's main street branched north from the highway near Gunn Ranch.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • This includes images from Mars rovers starting in the 1990s and data showing that both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 crossed into interstellar space in the 2010s.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of crossed
Verb
  • Hanns Zischler stars as the esteemed German author, with the ensemble cast rounded out by August Diehl, Joachim Meyerhoff, Devid Striesow, Anna Madeley, and David Menkin.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The cast is rounded out by Carlos Portaluppi, Germán de Silva, and Chilean actress Luz Jiménez.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of rounded

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“Circled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circled. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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