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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
One of them lifted him into a sitting position and gestured out at the void, which Akasha now saw was filled with infinite other groups of light-entities encircling infinite other people, each of them either waking or falling asleep.
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Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Pochettino was asked multiple times about Pulisic’s interview, which added only another layer of drama to the narratives now encircling this team.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 15 June 2025
The pendant itself is an image of the Virgin Mary, encircled by a sunburst-like filigree frame.
—Jailynn Taylor, Essence, 11 June 2025
And gazing out at the magnificent views, as hummingbirds and orioles encircle the feeders.
—Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
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Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Pochettino was asked multiple times about Pulisic’s interview, which added only another layer of drama to the narratives now encircling this team.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 15 June 2025
The pendant itself is an image of the Virgin Mary, encircled by a sunburst-like filigree frame.
—Jailynn Taylor, Essence, 11 June 2025
And gazing out at the magnificent views, as hummingbirds and orioles encircle the feeders.
—Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encircle
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The mother duck had been circling in the sky during the rescue efforts which Rodman estimated took about 45 minutes.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
5 July 2025
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This doesn't happen too often, due to the fact that their orbital altitudes differ slightly, along with the fact that both space stations circle the Earth at different orbital inclinations: 51.63 degrees for the ISS, compared to 41.46 degrees for Tiangong.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
3 July 2025
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This literary theme weaves its way throughout the property, which has a large garden surrounded by tall trees and flowers where guests can enjoy ordering from the restaurant and bar’s menu.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Fire containment Understanding what 30% containment means Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 July 2025
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The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County offers for loan two lightweight, all-terrain wheelchairs, each designed to traverse dirt, gravel, grass, snow and mud, spokeswoman Beth Schirott said.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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By definition, anybody attempting to move through Venice will meet some, or several, bodies of water to be traversed.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The crew of four will spend two weeks at the orbiting lab, performing dozens of experiments.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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The astronauts are due to arrive at the orbiting lab Thursday morning.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 June 2025
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“Encircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encircle. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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