as in to traverse
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Recent Examples of circumambulate
Visitors circumambulate the gallery, opening gray stall doors and finding sculptures inside.
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Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
12 July 2024
Trying to stay upright while circumambulating these tilted, towering forms induced vertigo.
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Sebastian Smee,
Washington Post,
16 Mar. 2024
An aerial view of Muslim pilgrims circumambulating the Grand Mosque in September 2017.
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Eva Dou,
WSJ,
31 July 2018
Hajj pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site, located in the center of the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on Aug. 22, 2017.
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Laignee Barron,
Time,
7 Mar. 2018
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
12 July 2024
Trying to stay upright while circumambulating these tilted, towering forms induced vertigo.
—
Sebastian Smee,
Washington Post,
16 Mar. 2024
An aerial view of Muslim pilgrims circumambulating the Grand Mosque in September 2017.
—
Eva Dou,
WSJ,
31 July 2018
Hajj pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site, located in the center of the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on Aug. 22, 2017.
—
Laignee Barron,
Time,
7 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumambulate
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Whereas the sights and sounds of South End lean toward bar crowds and joggers traversing the Rail Trail, SouthPark is more about catching a whiff of Le Labo and seeing couples settle in at a corner table with glasses of Cabernet and small plates.
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Like Orton’s prior work, The Ground Above traverses some tricky emotional terrain.
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After Florian Wirtz crossed in from the left side of the pitch, Kai Havertz got just enough of his head on the ball to flick it into the far side of the goal.
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Vic examines the game’s boundaries and repeatedly crosses them, while mostly failing to keep a straight face.
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Meanwhile, Soames perambulates a park with Irene, examining works of art in progress.
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Sentences tend to perambulate only to land in fresh territory.
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“Circumambulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumambulate. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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