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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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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
The church building, circled by a parking lot and a large lawn, is near residential areas and a Jehovah’s Witness church.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
The jet circled that area a few times before landing in Birmingham.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
When Snitker came out to make the pitching change Sunday, Morton’s teammates circled him on the mound.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The stormy area farthest east (circled in red above) is steadily organizing and has a high chance of strengthening into a tropical depression or tropical storm Thursday or Friday.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
The Russian jets were headed to the capital of Tallinn, and circled the airspace for about 12 minutes.
—semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Ramón Laureano has started every game but one since the trade from Baltimore, so Padres manager Mike Shildt circled Monday as a day off for his regular left fielder.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
But Morgan Geekie circled into the left side of the slot and beat Logan Thompson on a turnaround one-timer.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Margot Robbie chose a caged black Alaïa sandal at a Los Angeles photocall last month while Meagan Good has circled lace-up pairs from Jessica Rich and Alevì Milano in July.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2025
Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
The jet circled that area a few times before landing in Birmingham.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
When Snitker came out to make the pitching change Sunday, Morton’s teammates circled him on the mound.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The stormy area farthest east (circled in red above) is steadily organizing and has a high chance of strengthening into a tropical depression or tropical storm Thursday or Friday.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
The Russian jets were headed to the capital of Tallinn, and circled the airspace for about 12 minutes.
—semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Ramón Laureano has started every game but one since the trade from Baltimore, so Padres manager Mike Shildt circled Monday as a day off for his regular left fielder.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
But Morgan Geekie circled into the left side of the slot and beat Logan Thompson on a turnaround one-timer.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Margot Robbie chose a caged black Alaïa sandal at a Los Angeles photocall last month while Meagan Good has circled lace-up pairs from Jessica Rich and Alevì Milano in July.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circled
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Instead of pumping in conventional air conditioning, it was surrounded by proprietary glass panes filled with cooled water.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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One of the best places to stay is Villa Paola, a former 16th Century convent surrounded by a Mediterranean garden that overlooks the white beaches and rocky cliffs of the Costa degli Dei (Coast of the Gods).—
Gary Portuesi,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Sep. 2025
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The young, cool star is orbited by four inner planets, one of which has just formed a large moon in the aftermath of a giant impact, followed by an asteroid belt, four gas giants, a Kuiper belt, and an Oort cloud.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, Menon was part of a four-person crew of private astronauts who orbited Earth for five days as part of the Polaris Dawn mission.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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By Saturday evening, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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After eons of construction, the bandages came off Willoughby Square last year to reveal Abolitionist Place, a one-acre enclave of greenery, water, leisure, and play designed by the landscape-architecture firm Hargreaves Jones and encircled by skyscrapers.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
22 Sep. 2025
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The Location and Set Curb traversed the city of Los Angeles for the majority of its twelve seasons.—
THR Staff,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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The project has traversed an impressive festival circuit, developing through labs at Dharamshala, Film Bazaar, HAF and Cannes.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
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Behind the facility, a large parking lot is ringed with fences topped with razor wire.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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That aged Scottish owl was found two miles from where it had been ringed nearly a quarter of a century before.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, by backing Kimmel, Disney has angered a vocal group of conservatives who feel that the host crossed a bridge too far in his political commentary.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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That was a line that was never supposed to be crossed, Led Zeppelin appearing in Rolling Stone.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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Runner-up Denny Hamlin, third-place finisher Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe and Bubba Wallace rounded out the top five.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Sep. 2025
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The actress rounded the look out with statement stud earrings.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Circled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circled. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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