CIRCULATION Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

circulation

noun

Definition of circulation

as in rotation

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as in distribution

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Recent Examples of circulation Running ceiling fans counterclockwise to improve air circulation and help distribute conditioned air more evenly. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 7 July 2026 Space your roses apart to allow for good air circulation and reduce the risk of disease. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 5 July 2026 The new station will offer 165,000 square feet of space for pedestrian circulation, up from 70,000 today. — Andy Byford, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026 In Gemini, this revolution is unfolding through language, technology, media, education and the rapid circulation of ideas. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for circulation

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Noun

While chip stocks have stumbled, a rotation into other sectors has helped to buoy the market.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
Opt for high-quality sets in bold prints and keep them in constant rotation.

— Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 8 July 2026

Definition of rotation

Noun

Equitable distribution With the equitable distribution framework, a judge decides on a fair distribution of the assets and debts.

— Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 6 July 2026
What the project is missing includes additional financing, international distribution and an international sales agent.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026

Definition of distribution

Noun

Accessibility Elevators provide access to every floor, and accessible rooms are available, with accommodations such as wheelchair accessible routes, roll-in showers, and a visual alarm for guests who are deaf or hard of hearing.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Those grants are then used to protect IT systems from foreign and domestic cyberattacks, update voting systems, ensure the accuracy of voter rolls and protect the integrity of ballots after they are cast.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of roll

Noun

Banks dispute none of this, and in no way are out to restrict the careful dissemination of customer information.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Data loss via staff cuts Widespread staff cuts starting in early 2025 across the Department of Health and Human Services, which houses the CDC, crippled much of the agency’s data collection and dissemination.

— John Kubale, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Definition of dissemination

Noun

But Hathaway—who recently announced her third pregnancy—is on the press circuit for her next film, The Odyssey, and she’s found a way to bring the boho to the late Bronze Age.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 July 2026
There is also an abundance of suitable training facilities in the region, which is in the circuit of MLS preseason destinations.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of circuit

Noun

Other Stones records contain more classics and better production, but none holds together as well as a whole or comes as close to the sublime as this one.

— Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Ireland was the most common partner territory, appearing in nearly half of all co-productions, alongside Canada, France and India.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 July 2026

Definition of production

Noun

The companies agreed to maintain ITV’s linear channels and the ITVX streaming platform as free services that met the existing public service broadcasting commitments.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
But with its public service broadcast contract set to expire in 2034, and no guarantee this will continue, ITV’s deal could change the complexion of British commercial broadcasting.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 6 July 2026

Definition of broadcasting

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