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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
The tubing with inline emitters, shown at bottom, encircles a citrus.
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
In addition, a small gold laminate American flag, with the number 250 encircled by stars, will be at the bottom of the back cover.
—Matthew Lee, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Curve around the city on the Trout Run Trail, an 11-mile asphalt loop encircling the historic downtown.
—Sarah Miller, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026
The feeder includes four feeding ports and is encircled by a perch if your backyard birds are in need of a rest between sips.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
In addition, a small gold laminate American flag, with the number 250 encircled by stars, will be at the bottom of the back cover.
—Matthew Lee, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Curve around the city on the Trout Run Trail, an 11-mile asphalt loop encircling the historic downtown.
—Sarah Miller, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026
The feeder includes four feeding ports and is encircled by a perch if your backyard birds are in need of a rest between sips.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encircle
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Helicopters were circling over 30 Rockefeller Plaza, home of NBC News, ahead of Charles' arrival.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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All of it lands at a moment when Quinta do Lago inventory is tight, and buyers are still circling.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
29 Apr. 2026
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And while the resort's four dining and drinking spots draw inspiration from cuisines around the world, their menus are filled with ingredients harvested from the surrounding landscape.—
Abbey Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
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On County Road 2480, the roof was lifted from a home and surrounding trees fell in multiple directions.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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Based on its category classification, the robot knows its physical limits, which prevents it from crashing and dynamically redirects the movement to safely slide or traverse along the edge of the singularity boundary.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
26 Apr. 2026
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Several of Scotland’s Great Trails—including the West Highland Way and Great Trossachs Path—pass through the park, traversing some of the country’s highest mountains and most awe-inspiring terrain.—
Andrea Bussell,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2026
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In the infrared, this could do everything from revealing the large-scale structure of the early Universe to cataloging far more of the asteroids orbiting in Earth’s vicinity.—
JOHN TIMMER,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Traditional geostationary satellites orbit 20,000 miles up.—
Ben Tarnoff,
Big Think,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Encircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encircle. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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