1
as in to circle
to travel completely around
communication satellites encircling the earth
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as in to surround
to form a circle around
immediately after announcing their engagement, the couple was encircled by their applauding friends
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Recent Examples of encircle
The 25-year-old Osceola bird, known as 1018 for the number on the metal band encircling his leg, had hatched in a Maryland facility.
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Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
Zelensky has rejected Putin's claims that Kyiv's troops in Russia's Kursk region were encircled by Russian forces but did warn of what Moscow might do in the Ukrainian region just over the border.
—Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Kanda, a small town encircled by mountains on Japan’s southeast coast, is hundreds of miles from any major centers of business or politics.
—River Akira Davis, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The dial blends with the knurled platinum bezel encircling the 36mm stainless steel case.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
Zelensky has rejected Putin's claims that Kyiv's troops in Russia's Kursk region were encircled by Russian forces but did warn of what Moscow might do in the Ukrainian region just over the border.
—Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Kanda, a small town encircled by mountains on Japan’s southeast coast, is hundreds of miles from any major centers of business or politics.
—River Akira Davis, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The dial blends with the knurled platinum bezel encircling the 36mm stainless steel case.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encircle
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Soon, more of these sneaky clickers are circling, so Ellie makes Dina go and hide.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
11 May 2025
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Most buyers admire the bravura filmmaking, but mainly art-house distributors are circling.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
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Plus, the offense has a nice collection of talent surrounding him, with running back Ashton Jeanty, tight end Brock Bowers and receiver Jakobi Meyers.—
Tashan Reed,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The sound waves then travel through the body to the target zone, and blast away the tumor without damaging surrounding tissue.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Fort Worth plans to spend $22 million revamping a mile-long stretch of Ray White linking Mirage Drive and the bridge traversing Bear Creek.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2025
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If Diddy was on the plane, he would’ve first been inspected by customs officials before traversing Antigua, which is mandatory.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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Related article Archaeologists discover true identity of Costa Rica shipwrecks long thought to be pirate ships The moon orbits Earth each month, and its gravitational pull moves ocean tides up and down, causing pressure variations on the seafloor.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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The researchers were also able to confirm that, of the five planets orbiting HD 219134, two indeed have Earth-like compositions, with solid, rocky surfaces.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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“Encircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encircle. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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