as in circles
to travel completely around
after circuiting the exterior of the church, the procession headed inside
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Recent Examples of circuits
Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
Jd Shadel, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2024
Noun
Then, looking at the amp rating of your circuits (most laundry appliances require a 15–30 amp circuit).
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
Seven Stars circuits the island of Kyushu over four days and three nights, with stops at onsens, shrines, and more cultural sites.
—Jd Shadel, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circuits
Noun
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Tahoe Rim Trail At roughly 170 miles, the Tahoe Rim Trail circles the entire lake and offers everything from casual afternoon loops to multi-day backpacking epics.—
Ted Alvarez,
Outside,
9 Mar. 2026
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In fact, certain habits that might seem helpful only reinforce anxious thought loops over time.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These culinary walking tours, which mostly run around 2½ hours, are an amazing way to immerse yourself into the storied, ever-changing and diverse food scene in Las Vegas.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Dallas officials arranged tours of up to four potential City Hall sites for a handful of City Council members earlier this year, even though the locations were not disclosed to the broader council and public.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Students who bring Class 2 e-bikes may face progressive discipline, including warnings, meetings with school administrators, parent conferences and, in some cases, requiring families to retrieve the bike from campus.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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The two mega conferences, the Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference, tend to dominate viewership and, thus, money — about $2 billion in TV contracts.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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Charles then circles around the cruiser and onto a sidewalk, which puts a barrier of snow between him and Jones, who can be seen standing in the street.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2026
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As the camera circles the car, two other portions of Kennedy’s speech play in the background.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Likewise, this administration has demonstrated a talent for sudden pivots — foreign policy statements that change overnight, budget proposals that evaporate by morning, and messaging that suggests the communications team may be using different maps, compasses and time zones.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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In ordinary magnetic materials, unpaired electrons behave like tiny compasses and eventually align with one another.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Canadian and American researchers simulated satellite orbits in low Earth orbit and generated a metric, the CRASH Clock, that measures the number of days before collisions start happening if collision-avoidance maneuvers stop.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Jan. 2026
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The plan represents a departure for Europe’s top satellite makers, which have traditionally focused on large, complex spacecraft in high orbits, but the industry has been disrupted by Starlink’s small, relatively cheap, low-orbit machines.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Patients frequently endure long diagnostic journeys and face fragmented care structures, with persistent gaps in available treatments.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The six-part series follows a group of women sharing their personal recovery journeys with Hilton.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
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Unemployed tech worker Tinner was laid off from Workday, a Pleasanton company that provides a platform to businesses, universities and organizations to manage payroll, benefits, finances and other tasks.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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But the letter is yet another representation of the growing consensus on the left against consolidation that brings major news organizations under one roof, particularly when that house is owned by Ellison.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Circuits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circuits. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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