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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
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
Her daughter, Soraya, had taken refuge there with her three children, Christina, Charbel, and Elias, after fleeing Debl, a Christian border village now encircled by Israeli troops.
—Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 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
Police then encircled the shooter, who used one more bullet on himself.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
There are single and double cultivars offering variations on the classic yellow center encircled by white petals.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Early in the morning on May 6, police in riot gear encircled the encampment and ordered everyone to clear out, arresting 64 individuals who stayed.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Guests can spend their time outside in the pool encircled by loungers, enjoying al fresco group dinners at the long dining table, or playing a few rounds of ping-pong at the outdoor table.
—Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026
Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
Her daughter, Soraya, had taken refuge there with her three children, Christina, Charbel, and Elias, after fleeing Debl, a Christian border village now encircled by Israeli troops.
—Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 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
Police then encircled the shooter, who used one more bullet on himself.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
There are single and double cultivars offering variations on the classic yellow center encircled by white petals.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Early in the morning on May 6, police in riot gear encircled the encampment and ordered everyone to clear out, arresting 64 individuals who stayed.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Guests can spend their time outside in the pool encircled by loungers, enjoying al fresco group dinners at the long dining table, or playing a few rounds of ping-pong at the outdoor table.
—Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encircled
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The Orange County Sheriff’s Department responded to the shooting with several deputies and a helicopter that circled Jennings’ home.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The mission will build on the Artemis II flight conducted in April, during which four astronauts circled the moon, traveling farther from Earth than any other previous space mission.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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Sitting in the dark press junket room surrounded by cameras and television screens, the brothers Wayans bounce jokes off each other and finish each other’s sentences like identical twins.—
Datwon Thomas,
VIBE.com,
6 June 2026
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The current patio is surrounded by plants and trees too.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2026
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Despite his complicated feelings about the reservoir itself, his favorite cottonwood in the hundreds of miles of canyons he’s traversed is on the main body of water, near a kink in the canyon known as the Rincón.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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Named after a Norwegian ship that traversed the North and South poles at the turn of the 20th Century, Fram2 sought to pay homage to its namesake with a pioneering polar voyage of its own.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Not by measure alone, but presence — a dynamic force that others orbited.—
Dan Robson,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Tito orbited Earth 128 times and even did some science experiments.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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“Encircled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encircled. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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