as in circling
to travel completely around
after circuiting the exterior of the church, the procession headed inside
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The circling speculation on the 41-year-old future Hall of Famer is that the Jets will release him or that Rodgers could even retire from the NFL.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025 -
Robinson’s effectiveness for Fulham, detailed here by The Athletic, has created plenty of speculation about whether some of the big clubs might be circling for a January signing.—
Paul Tenorio,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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In a very different way, Newcastle gave it all afternoon, running and challenging and protecting each other, treading a careful line and sometimes crossing it.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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If Samuelson struggled to the line, or worse yet dropped to the ground after crossing it, that would validate those views and set back for years the fight for gender equality in the Olympics.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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One audience member, a lifelong resident, commented that funnelling fleeing motorists into a single highway encircling the lake would be dangerous.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
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The flower has a row of large outer petals (guard petals) encircling a center of petalodes or small, narrow yellow inner petals.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Circuiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circuiting. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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