Thesaurus results for CIRCLET

circlet

noun

Definition of circlet

as in ringlet

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Recent Examples of circlet The circlet featured a gold band that split off into two different sections, each with its own diamond design. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025 According to The Court Jeweller, the tall, platinum and gold circlet piece was created for Queen Mary in 1911, to be worn at a ceremony celebrating her and King George V's coronation as the new emperor and empress of India. — Meredith Kile, People.com, 4 July 2025 The origins of the symbolism of early headdresses, diadems, or circlets to denote authority have been lost, but the use of a crown in coronation was probably linked in origin to the coronation of popes. — Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2025 Instead, you’ll be relegated to (gasp) manually pausing audio from the three-button control center on the right ear cup’s exterior circlet. — Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 28 Apr. 2023

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Noun

As families poured into a converted West Side warehouse Saturday afternoon, Jacob Williams watched small ringlets of his hair tumble to the floor.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Layer thick, curly hair to enhance natural volume and add definition to your ringlets.

— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 July 2026

Definition of ringlet

Noun

In a crockery pot, my father steams cauliflower, stirring it round and round.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Following his arrest, authorities found a semiautomatic rifle, five rifle magazines, about 190 rounds of ammunition, pepper spray, an entrenchment tool, and about 30 knives, according to the affidavit.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of round

Noun

Julia Loktev’s continuing chronicle of a group of independent Russian journalists working for the now-rogue news channel TV Rain closes an important emotional loop with its second part, which is even longer than the five-plus-hour first part.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026
But the plot loops and falls in on itself, rendering the dreamlike first half open to interpretation, and leaving viewers to sort through its many possible explanations.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of loop

Noun

To squeeze in more disks, consider that a circle can have as many as six other equal-sized circles simultaneously abutting it.

— Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
As a bonus, to fully un-break the Heartbreakers’ circle, Lynch stepped aside from the drums for the final number to let lat his successor, Steve Ferrone, step in for the finale, and 21st-century utility man Scott Thurston popped in as well.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

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