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noun

Definition of circuitnext
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as in circumference

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as in loop

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as in tour

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as in conference

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circuit

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verb

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
Noun
For Mohsen, that means making a case for what the festival can offer filmmakers navigating an increasingly crowded international circuit. — Essie Assibu, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 The resulting circuit eliminates the need to store the complete history of branching decisions. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
Attendees sipped more champagne, margaritas, and negronis and descended on trays of caviar blinis, dressed crab, lobster rolls, and mini meringues that circuited Langan’s three stories. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025 Republicans countered that the bill would short-circuit a deliberative process. — Azi Paybarah, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for circuit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circuit
  1. circumference
  2. loop
  3. tour
  4. conference
  5. circle
  6. compass
  7. orbit
  8. journey
Noun
  • Across both analyses, CagriSema was linked to reductions in abdominal fat, based on waist circumference, among women overall and across menopause stages, Novo added.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
  • According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, men with a waist circumference greater than 40 inches have a higher risk of developing health problems, including type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of circumference
Noun
  • To avoid a retaliation claim, keep decisions about Steve’s role, performance, and development consistent and documented, and loop in someone beyond his manager.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
  • EmArm uses a perception-action loop to translate tactile measurements into movement commands.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of loop
Noun
  • For the past 12 years, the couple has tried to teach students to recognize when someone is at risk and step in, through a documentary about their son’s death, through a speaking tour of middle and high schools and through the Remember Nolan Project.
    — Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The hotel can arrange tours with excellent local guides on the subject of art, history, music, restaurants, or the supernatural, one of our city’s specialties.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of tour
Noun
  • Undoubtedly, the biggest blow was the announcement that the kingdom is postponing its flagship investment conference, the Future Investment Initiative, until next year, although no exact date has been set.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Fraschilla has been calling Big 12 basketball for a quarter-century and knows the conference landscape as well as anybody.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of conference
Verb
  • And the idea of circling the behavior of a group of people in a room.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Fittingly, the presentation featured models walking a path that circled around 10 horses inside a riding hall in the Bois de Boulogne.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of circle
Noun
  • From brand to content, quality as a compass Which still meant for Haylaz crafting quality content, based on impactful characters kids could relate to.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Can this compass take you to the Olive Garden in Times Square?
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of compass
Noun
  • That’s when Moscow began investing more heavily in a low Earth orbit constellation of small communications satellites, according to Pavel Luzin, a senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis.
    — Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The story’s main conceit was that scientists discover an Earth-like planet directly opposite our own in the same orbit around the sun, always hidden from our vantage point.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of orbit
Noun
  • No young man should have to face something like this, and no family should have to carry the weight of this journey alone.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared in their Lockheed Electra 10-E while on a journey around the world.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
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