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circulation

noun

Definition of circulationnext
1
as in rotation

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2
as in distribution

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Recent Examples of circulation Check fraud is rising, even as the number of checks in circulation is declining. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026 Red and near-infrared light therapy promotes circulation and reduces inflammation. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 In hot mode, the under-eye thermal pads help boost circulation and deliver a relaxing, sensorial experience. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 There’s going to be ample shuttle circulation from other parts of the city. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for circulation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circulation
  1. rotation
  2. distribution
  3. roll
  4. dissemination
  5. circuit
  6. production
  7. revolution
  8. broadcasting
Noun
  • The Cubs will avoid facing Chris Sale in this series and have a chance to do damage against the back end of the Braves rotation.
    — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • His presence could give the team four solid pitchers in the rotation to take on any team.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of rotation
Noun
  • The creator may own the message, but the platform has considerable influence over its distribution.
    — Sergi Cerrato, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The agreement changed the conference’s media-rights distribution model to favor schools that generated larger television audiences for football and men’s basketball, while dramatically reducing the cost of leaving the ACC.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of distribution
Noun
  • This hand that was as familiar to me as my own — the hand that, two hours earlier, had passed me a roll of toilet paper through the crack of our bathroom door — now felt strangely new.
    — Johanna Stein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • And don’t forget the unlimited yeast rolls served with cinnamon honey butter.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of roll
Noun
  • In any case, there’s something to be said for filmmakers trusting their audience to draw its own conclusions from this period piece and its throughline to information dissemination in the 21st century.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The Inffinito Brazilian Film Festival is the largest Brazilian film fest held abroad and a pioneer in the promotion and dissemination of local pics in the international market.
    — Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of dissemination
Noun
  • One notable administration figure has been largely absent from the political circuit.
    — James A. Downs, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Closed-circuit camera video showed lava flares from the volcano.
    — Tatan Syuflana, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of circuit
Noun
  • Graphite is a key battery material, and securing alternative sources and production methods is part of efforts to strengthen US battery supply chains.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The analysis, released Tuesday morning, is expected to bolster Hollywood’s push for a federal production incentive, which the industry says is necessary to compete with the generous credits offered abroad.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of production
Noun
  • One of the most challenging blind spots in modern leadership is learning how to guide our own internal systems through whirlwind revolutions, life transitions and change.
    — Patrick Murphy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • One of my hobbies is to read first-party, contemporaneous accounts of previous technological revolutions.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of revolution
Noun
  • The team and radio station also announced a multi-year extension to their broadcasting agreement.
    — Scott Powers, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • His hair has the swoop of the Robert Redford style and the voice the resonance of a Lorne Greene school of broadcasting.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of broadcasting

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