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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Verb
  • Marchers circled the courthouse in Lafayette where speeches interspersed with music could be heard later from a nearby park.
    IndyStar, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Marty’s child had attempted to answer each of the four questions but had had the assignment returned with their mistakes circled by the teacher.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • The team traversed steep and uneven ground, overcame vertical drops of up to 60 feet (20 meters) using rope techniques and transformed a small underground site into a temporary base.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Several states along the East Coast have been issued warnings by the National Weather Service (NWS), after a nor’easter traversed the eastern seaboard this weekend bringing with it the threat of strong wind and heavy rain.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The two artists have orbited each other for years, having even shared the stage together on Swift’s Reputation tour.
    Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The young, cool star is orbited by four inner planets, one of which has just formed a large moon in the aftermath of a giant impact, followed by an asteroid belt, four gas giants, a Kuiper belt, and an Oort cloud.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • This remote site, encircled by an impressive wall spanning nearly 600 meters, can be viewed without the crowds found at more popular sites.
    Jen Richt, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
  • By Tuesday afternoon, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Authorities said the driver lost control of the bus, crossed into the opposite lane and struck rocks on the side of the road.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The index crossed that level in each of the past six trading days and closed Friday two points below.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
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