as in to circle
to travel completely around
after circuiting the exterior of the church, the procession headed inside
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Recent Examples of circuit
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
The mood at the three-day conference — which began as a political blogger meetup and grew into a stop on the presidential primary circuit — was nervous and grim, despite the karaoke and pickleball.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022
Damage to the pons can short-circuit its ability to paralyze the sleeping body.
—Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 10 May 2022
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Verb
The film will be showcased at MIPCOM 2025 and a theatrical rollout and festival circuit are planned for later this year.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
The mood at the three-day conference — which began as a political blogger meetup and grew into a stop on the presidential primary circuit — was nervous and grim, despite the karaoke and pickleball.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
Hundreds of players came and went, from Grand Slam champions to circuit short-timers.
—Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022
Damage to the pons can short-circuit its ability to paralyze the sleeping body.
—Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 10 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circuit
Verb
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The late-season fruits are incredibly showy, arranged in dense clusters circling the stems.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Aug. 2025
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Bautista was circling Kurgen back in 2015 when a version was being put together under the direction of Cedric Nicolas-Troyan for Summit Entertainment.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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On Wednesday, staff laid toddlers on a desk to measure the circumference of their upper arms — the quickest way to determine malnutrition.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
25 July 2025
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The data, collected between 1999 and 2004, included height, weight, waist circumference, and body fat percentage (BF%).—
Julia Ries,
Health,
15 July 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Neko Case has announced a 2026 tour of North America.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
13 Aug. 2025
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On June 7, 2024, Rosebank formally opened its doors to the public, with a visitor center, tasting room, and tours of the distillery and its historic warehouses.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The founder has spent the past several months on the ground with freight brokerage leaders or with logistics customers at a golf conference, convincing them that this product would benefit their businesses.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Nominees from each conference are forwarded to the Woman of the Year selection committee, which will choose the top 10 honorees in each of three divisions.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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In addition to using your inner compass to sleuth out the bad apples, Uwazie encourages women to take stock of how a man shows up for you.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 Aug. 2025
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Orienteering is an outdoor sport that requires athletes to navigate between checkpoints using maps and compasses.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Go the safer route with easy heatless curlers like this affordable set from Kitsch.—
Jackie Cucco,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Aug. 2025
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For the the Lynx system replaced by Scout vans, buses will stop running routes on Jan. 10.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Circuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circuit. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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