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as in crowd
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
got together with her social circle once a week
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as in wheel
a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order
with the birth of a child coming so soon after the death of a grandparent, we were once again reminded of the circle of life
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as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
that lies outside the circle of our investigation
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as in to surround
to form a circle around
everyone circled the lectern and waited their turn to read from the Bible
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as in to orbit
to travel completely around
with a look of extreme frustration, the commander circled the new recruit
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Recent Examples of circle
Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
In this time span, the planet completes a full spin around its axis, with the sun making a circle across the sky, according to EarthSky.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Nell Stevens
august 4, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
The winning submission by Sam Danzig, an 18-year-old senior at American Heritage Schools, features bright teal, yellow and orange waves circling the white bus.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The very next day, the newspapers all have headlines about an affair between the Duke of Tintagel and someone in the Duchess’s close circle of friends.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
In this time span, the planet completes a full spin around its axis, with the sun making a circle across the sky, according to EarthSky.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
The story of the Tichborne case, circling questions of inheritance, reinvention, class and identity, is a story becoming increasingly resonant to this moment in the twenty-first century.
—Nell Stevens
august 4, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
The winning submission by Sam Danzig, an 18-year-old senior at American Heritage Schools, features bright teal, yellow and orange waves circling the white bus.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circle
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In return for parking a sizeable amount of cash into an illiquid asset, many NFL minority owners get perks such as access to tickets and gameday parking, Super Bowl rings, travel perks and locker room access.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Those that skip the guardrails may inherit a codebase that feels generated by a mood ring.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Here are two signs that your relationship is stuck in a conflict loop.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Found in the Bukit Gasing Forest Park between Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, the 2.4-mile-long loop is a local favorite and takes around one to 1.5 hours to complete.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Cubs crowd thinned out, and the twins’ shuttles swelled with more Brewers fans — happier, rowdier and presumably more intoxicated.—
Kylie Volavongsa,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Drive four hours south down the Atlantic coast past La Rochelle and Bordeaux, and the summer crowd favorite of Arcachon is handing out fines of $175 (€150) to anyone considered to be not fully dressed.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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When songwriters pen songs about country music or the lifestyle associated with it, there’s no need to reinvent the tractor wheel.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
8 Aug. 2025
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The semi then hit the Mercedes on the side and the F-150 crashed into the back of the tractor-trailer, while one of its rear wheels disconnected and hit the van.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
8 Aug. 2025
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Aug. 2025
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Instead of piling on work, identify team members' areas for development, then set them up with clear paths to success.—
Hannah Martinez,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The rest of the dogs were in the living room also surrounded by feces.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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One common method of gerrymandering is for a majority party to draw maps that pack voters who support the opposing party into a few districts, thus allowing the majority party to win a greater number of surrounding districts.—
David A. Lieb,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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From Jupiter’s swirling storms to Neptune’s icy depths, planets across our solar system are orbited by a fascinating cast of moons.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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In fact, Alpha Centauri is a triple-star system made up of two stars, Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B that orbit around one another and a third, Proxima Centauri, that orbits the other two.—
David Szondy
August 14,
New Atlas,
14 Aug. 2025
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More Getty Images In a dramatic final round, Scheffler swung a four-shot deficit to overtake Scotland's Robert MacIntyre, who had led the field for three straight days.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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His signing comes a day after Miami traded wing Haywood Highsmith and a 2032 second round pick to Brooklyn for a 2026 second-round pick that will convey to Miami only if the Nets have one of the league’s five best records next season.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circle. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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