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
Verb
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circuits
Verb
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Location and orbit revealed The team calculated that the moon circles Uranus about 35,000 miles (56,000 kilometers) from the planet’s center.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Aug. 2025
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His falcon still circles, but the sky above Gaza offers no axis, no return path, no center to descend toward, only a deepening orbit around an absence no language can fill.—
Alaa Alqaisi
August 13,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Dopamine loops from social media, games, and constant notifications have reduced their tolerance for boredom, focus and real-world interaction.—
Elan Gepner-Dales,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Repetition and reflective practice shows that tight feedback loops sharpen those signals through continuous adjustment.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What’s more, the experimental indie-rock band is also putting out FeelsLive 04/05, a collection of live recordings taped to MiniDisc at shows from 2004 and 2005 tours.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
4 Sep. 2025
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The plan also ensures there would be no gap in pay or benefits, which can happen when tours of duty need to be reapproved several times.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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An adequate business connection-building organization customarily structures its groups around confidential discussion boards, consistent conferences or meetings, and like-minded experiences.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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These antitrust lawsuits all center on the idea that NCAA member schools and conferences are, like pro franchises, competing businesses.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Earth orbits the sun at an angle, so in the northern hemisphere, where the United States is, Earth is tilted toward the sun during summer and away during winter, while the southern hemisphere is experiencing the opposite.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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As Earth orbits the Sun, our perspective of the galaxy changes throughout the year.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Orienteering is an outdoor sport that requires athletes to navigate between checkpoints using maps and compasses.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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One of the group’s core pushes with its campaign, beyond improved wages and access to a union health and pension plans, is to create structured career pathways for PAs.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Expanding pathways to sustainable aviation fuel LanzaTech’s ethanol has already proven to be a strong feedstock for SAF production via the ATJ process.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Staples, played in the movie by Emily Blunt, was a recovering alcoholic, and the couple’s fraught journeys with sobriety led to feelings of abandonment and bitterness.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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The list of school shootings — and the number of children dead — have mounted since current high schoolers began their educational journeys.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Circuits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circuits. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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