circumjacent

adjective

Definition of circumjacentnext
as in surrounding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumjacent
  1. surrounding
  2. peripheral
  3. embracing
  4. connected
  5. marginal
  6. attached
  7. connecting
  8. joined
Adjective
  • The system, which serves 100,000 residents in Iowa City and its surrounding, mostly rural communities, typifies the challenges most libraries face.
    — Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 18 May 2026
  • Since then, the bustling market serves the surrounding and significant Latino community and others.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Definition of surrounding
Adjective
  • Unable to play with any fluency, Argentina toiled and Messi was peripheral.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Few peripheral figures around baseball become as recognizable as the players on the field, but that was the case for one longtime fixture at Chicago Cubs home games.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of peripheral
Adjective
  • The saints’ days are celebrated, the great days of history are celebrated, and they’re celebrated with this sort of enormous exuberance and deep investment that is somehow very, very touching, very embracing, and very inclusive.
    — Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Definition of embracing
Adjective
  • Instead of adding a few robots to assist hotel staff, Pudu wants to create a connected robot service system that can handle the entire guest experience.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • John Brazil was named Climate Smart Champion of the Year for his decades of leadership in expanding San José’s bikeway network and helping make biking safer and more connected.
    — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 5 July 2026
Definition of connected
Adjective
  • The printing press, around 1440 CE, made knowledge reproducible at near-zero marginal cost.
    — Adam Farren, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Lacking prospect capital and having various needs could nudge the Phillies toward a measured approach that seeks several marginal upgrades.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of marginal
Adjective
  • Their safari-style tents have convenient amenities, such as a kitchen and an attached bathroom, all while staying within easy reach of the water.
    — Tree Meinch, Midwest Living, 11 July 2026
  • There is a compact, guests-only fitness center stocked with modern equipment and Peloton bikes, and those who need to take calls between omakase courses can use the attached business lounge and boardroom.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
Definition of attached
Adjective
  • Znotins acknowledges that the airline makes prices for those non-connecting trips expensive to discourage non-connecting customers from booking them.
    — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Gateway is modified to first repair the old 1910 tunnel immediately and construct a more economical new tunnel (without expensive and unneeded bench walls and cross-connecting passageways) and link it directly into Penn Station.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
Definition of connecting
Adjective
  • Kar, the company’s CEO, was a founding team member at Palo Alto Networks and oversaw Juniper Networks’ entire Ethernet portfolio before the two joined forces at Auradine, a blockchain and AI chip startup where Upscale was incubated.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 June 2026
  • The 28-year-old has won eight Grands Prix across nine seasons for Ferrari, having initially joined the joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2016.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Definition of joined
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“Circumjacent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumjacent. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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