Thesaurus results for ENCIRCLE

encircle

verb

in-ˈsər-kəl

Definition of encircle

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 Camu also notes a tree could become unstable if 1/3 or more of the tree is encircled by mushrooms, but otherwise, there’s no need to panic. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2026 To that end, Jalal told CNN, the Houthis are avoiding getting bogged down in urban fighting and trying to encircle government forces. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026 The soccer ball, muddy from outside, is encircled in one arm. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026 Houthi forces are now also trying to encircle the city of Taiz, the center of the southern Taiz Governorate. — David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for encircle

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The restaurant was loud, with photographers circling the art patrons like vultures.

— Eileen Kelly, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
The possible deal follows major Hollywood studios and streamers earlier circling the movie inspired by the biggest video game of 2025.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of circle

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Sánchez, while a popular progressive leader internationally, has been surrounded by a series of legal cases against his Socialist party and even his family, which all deny any wrongdoing.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Part of Tremors’ charm was its large bar surrounded by memorabilia, including a vintage exercise bike.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of surround

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The Firebrand and the First Lady demonstrates that the early civil rights movement was built on a foundation of deep, complicated, long-term relationships which traversed the boundaries of both race and class.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
The vessel will navigate south through the narrow Strait of Malacca, round the turbulent waters of the Cape of Good Hope, and traverse the open expanse of the South Atlantic before dropping anchor off Bahia’s coast.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

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With the late morning liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Watkins became the first Black woman to lead a crew to orbit.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
The planetary system is among the most studied in our galaxy, and its star is known to host 30 orbiting comets and a giant disk of dust and debris, which NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope photographed in detail in 2015.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

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