circumambulating

Definition of circumambulatingnext
present participle of circumambulate
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  • Punk Essays, is a coming-of-age collection of pop-culture criticism and personal narratives traversing the author’s formative years in South Gate, CA, through present day adulthood, navigating the center of being black, Latino, and a punk.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • To that end, the architects will create a second public entrance and construct a new 33,000-square-foot exhibition space for the Mona Lisa, allowing visitors to access the famed artwork without traversing the rest of the museum.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 18 May 2026
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  • Drones crossing borders raise tensions In recent months, Ukrainian drones aimed at Russia have crossed or come down in NATO territory on numerous occasions.
    Liudas Dapkus, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • After holding the fire back early Tuesday, the blaze picked up again in the afternoon, increasing in size by more than 300 acres and crossing Albertson Fire Road to the south before firefighters got a handle on it again.
    Nathaniel Percy, Daily News, 20 May 2026
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“Circumambulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumambulating. Accessed 25 May. 2026.

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