as in circled
to travel completely around
after circuiting the exterior of the church, the procession headed inside
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circuited
Verb
-
The suspect then circled and drove directly at another officer, the report states.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026 -
The Ducks circled the wagons to win 6-5 in a bonus frame.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Some 80 oil and gas tankers a day typically traversed the Strait of Hormuz before the war, The New York Times noted.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
-
The landscape—rolling hills, thick forests, and lush river valleys—lends itself to hiking and biking, and the park is also traversed by the Green and Nolin rivers, which offer plenty of opportunities for boating and fishing.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
The world’s first lunar visitors orbited the moon on Apollo 8.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
-
That might lead to comparisons with Apollo 8 — the first mission to fly humans to the moon in 1968 — but Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders orbited the moon.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Instead of forming a concentric pattern around Katmai, the ash encircled Novarupta.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
-
Just beyond this mess, a chain-link fence encircled the site of the lodge.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index was down more than 6% on the month and crossed into correction territory from its January peak.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
28 Mar. 2026
-
Faith in Action noted that the effort was aided by the four Republicans who crossed party lines.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Circuited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circuited. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
