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as in circled
to travel completely around
communication satellites encircling the earth
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as in surrounded
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 encircled
Blackened with volcanic rock and encircled by towering waves, the tumultuous scenery makes a vivid psychic landscape for So Help Me God, a rambling spell of ’70s-era soul and exuberant orchestral folk-pop that sweeps through the fog of heartbreak and the clarity of self-discovery.
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Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
That probe dates to early 2025 and is just one of several investigations that have encircled Newsom, his office and his family, according to two sources cited by MS NOW.
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Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
Adjacent to it, an informal dining space was conceived as a modern take on a veranda, with a circular table encircled by walls of glass on three sides.
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Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
11 June 2026
The venue is encircled by a towering curtain of oaks, poplars, and pines, and each note seemed to hang in the air for the rapt audience.
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Hillary Richard,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
In the moment before his arms encircled me, there seemed to be no choice.
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Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Just under 300,000 years from the moment Homo sapiens appeared in Africa, the species had encircled Earth, mastering desolate deserts and frozen wastelands and all the temperate climes in between.
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Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
The feeder includes four feeding ports and is encircled by a perch if your backyard birds are in need of rest between sips.
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Brittany Vanderbill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 May 2026
Starting in 1946, however, the Queen Mother opted to wear a large pearl ring instead, also encircled by diamonds.
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Ilana Frost,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
That probe dates to early 2025 and is just one of several investigations that have encircled Newsom, his office and his family, according to two sources cited by MS NOW.
—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
Adjacent to it, an informal dining space was conceived as a modern take on a veranda, with a circular table encircled by walls of glass on three sides.
—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
11 June 2026
The venue is encircled by a towering curtain of oaks, poplars, and pines, and each note seemed to hang in the air for the rapt audience.
—
Hillary Richard,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
In the moment before his arms encircled me, there seemed to be no choice.
—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Just under 300,000 years from the moment Homo sapiens appeared in Africa, the species had encircled Earth, mastering desolate deserts and frozen wastelands and all the temperate climes in between.
—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
The feeder includes four feeding ports and is encircled by a perch if your backyard birds are in need of rest between sips.
—
Brittany Vanderbill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 May 2026
Starting in 1946, however, the Queen Mother opted to wear a large pearl ring instead, also encircled by diamonds.
—
Ilana Frost,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encircled
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The Delta pilots circled the airport, in a procedure called a go-around, before landing safely on their second attempt.
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Caglianone circled the bases for the sixth time in his last five games.
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Astronomers have used a technique called echo mapping to detect hints that supermassive black holes, such as the cosmic titan at the heart of the Milky Way, known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), are surrounded by dense clouds and clusters of dark matter.
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Tucked away on the grounds of Kensington Palace stands Nottingham Cottage, a two-bedroom, 1,324 square-foot Victorian home surrounded by greenery.
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Will Smith traversed the globe for 100 days and did a whole bunch of adventure-quest stuff on the Disney Plus/National Geographic series Pole to Pole With Will Smith.
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Volunteers and paid canvassers have traversed neighborhoods on foot to talk to local businesses.
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As presently blueprinted by NASA, the International Space Station will be de-orbited via a series of actions.
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Not by measure alone, but presence — a dynamic force that others orbited.
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“Encircled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encircled. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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