as in swirling
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1
as in surrounding
to form a circle around
everyone circled the lectern and waited their turn to read from the Bible
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as in orbiting
to travel completely around
with a look of extreme frustration, the commander circled the new recruit
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Recent Examples of circling
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
21 June 2026
Other wearable tech companies have been circling this space.
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Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Soon the sky would grow thick with circling helicopters and would stay that way for more than a week, the cutting of their rotor blades ominous and heartbreaking.
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Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
Jackson's victory ends one of the most contentious Republican primary battles Georgia has seen in years, a race that produced two lawsuits, a defamation claim, and a mobile billboard circling metro Atlanta.
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Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
The track transitions into what immediately reminded me of a Taylor-Swiftesque bridge (rather tragic, all things considered) before circling back to the recurring theme.
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Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
An athletic trainer followed him, circling back to the mound.
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Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
That churning mix of confidence and doubt gives Sir Render a full-bodied dynamism that Navy Blue albums can sometimes lack, moving between moods instead of circling around a single frame of mind.
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Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
10 June 2026
Now, rumors are circling that the gallery is eyeing a smaller space on Grafton Street, near Zwirner and Sprüth Magers.
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Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
10 June 2026
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Variety has learned that Mubi is pursuing the film, with Neon also possibly circling.
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Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
21 June 2026
Other wearable tech companies have been circling this space.
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Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Soon the sky would grow thick with circling helicopters and would stay that way for more than a week, the cutting of their rotor blades ominous and heartbreaking.
—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
Jackson's victory ends one of the most contentious Republican primary battles Georgia has seen in years, a race that produced two lawsuits, a defamation claim, and a mobile billboard circling metro Atlanta.
—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
The track transitions into what immediately reminded me of a Taylor-Swiftesque bridge (rather tragic, all things considered) before circling back to the recurring theme.
—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
An athletic trainer followed him, circling back to the mound.
—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
That churning mix of confidence and doubt gives Sir Render a full-bodied dynamism that Navy Blue albums can sometimes lack, moving between moods instead of circling around a single frame of mind.
—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
10 June 2026
Now, rumors are circling that the gallery is eyeing a smaller space on Grafton Street, near Zwirner and Sprüth Magers.
—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circling
Adjective
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Argentina’s swirling paint technique The defending World Cup champion is mixing sporting heritage with artistic expression in its jerseys.
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Hyo Joo Kim and Hye-Jin Choi handled a swirling wind Saturday and made enough birdies to be among only six teams who broke par, posting a 1-under 69 in foursomes to build a one-shot lead in the Dow Championship.
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The Pima County Sheriff’s Department continues to work closely with the FBI as investigators follow up on leads, review information, and pursue the facts surrounding this case.
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The trade comes after years of uncertainty surrounding Milwaukee's direction following the departure of championship-winning head coach Mike Budenholzer in 2023 and caps a steady decline that culminated in the Bucks missing the 2026 playoffs.
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If a planet is orbiting the closer star, its gravity also slightly bends this light.
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But the extraordinary interest in the IPO was driven by Musk’s plans to make the company an AI leader — including plans to launch orbiting satellite data centers powered by the sun that crunch AI data.
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At that time, researchers identified a plasma spiral roughly 1,000 kilometers wide that hovered above the North Pole for nearly eight hours.
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Even so, her spiral downward to near death before ending up in treatment is ridiculously, gloriously brisk.
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Styled by Brad Goreski, Moore wore a custom cobalt blue Self Portrait gown with an oversized bow encircling the hips, falling into a train.
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Bad weather postponed a major construction project on Atlanta's primary highway encircling the city last weekend, but now the traffic chaos is here.
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Thursday saw the highest number of vessels traversing the strait since April, according to marine intelligence firm AXSMarine.
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The West Coast From Christchurch, the TranzAlpine train climbs westward, up and over the Southern Alps, traversing large viaducts which span roiling rivers.
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The basic idea is that when anxiety spikes, pulling out a few sensory-engaging items can stave off panic by interrupting spiraling thoughts.
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Still annoyed, weirdly offended, and slightly spiraling.
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He was swept away by the Snake River’s current while crossing a shallow section, and his body was recovered by the Ada County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team after a nearly six-hour search over two days.
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Fresh off Scary Movie crossing the $200M mark globally with the biggest opening in franchise history, filmmaker Michael Tiddes has signed with WME for representation.
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“Circling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circling. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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