circuited

past tense of circuit
as in circled
to travel completely around after circuiting the exterior of the church, the procession headed inside

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  • On Friday, Jay Staph of Just Baseball circled Toronto as a potential landing spot for Zac Gallen, the former All-Star and third-place Cy Young finisher who is coming off his worst season as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Up ahead, two men argued, their shouts and curses drowning out the hum of a helicopter that circled in the distance.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
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  • Melissa's mysteries capture interest Hurricane scientists watched with a familiar feeling of dread as Melissa traversed the Caribbean.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The 20-minute ride with Balloons Over Rum flies high above terrain once traversed by Bedouins and used as a backdrop for films like The Martian.
    Essence, Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
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  • In recent years, there's been a big push to reduce space debris by setting up tracking systems, improving spacecraft and launcher designs, and setting up protocols so that defunct satellites are properly decommissioned before being orbited or sent into a graveyard orbit.
    David Szondy October 26, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The event orbited around a panel, moderated by TIME’s editor-in-chief Sam Jacobs, that discussed how AI could shape the future of fashion—particularly from a customer’s perspective.
    Tharin Pillay, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • By Thursday morning, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Others, particularly in North Carolina, remained year-round lakes encircled by sandy rims.
    Mike Bezemek, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
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  • O’Neill was a loyal Democrat but crossed the aisle to work with Republicans like Ronald Reagan.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
  • However, there is no evidence that the two have ever crossed paths.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Circuited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circuited. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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