encircled

verb

past tense of encircle
1
as in circled
to travel completely around communication satellites encircling the earth

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2
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 On Sunday, the group effectively encircled the key city of Taiz after cutting the main supply route linking it to the interim government capital of Aden. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026 With that official, the Astros encircled Espada in the visitors’ batting cage at Sutter Health Park. — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2026 Ironically, the city’s position in a beautiful valley—encircled by the ridges of the Cumberland Plateau, at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains—also led to some persistent environmental issues. — Daliah Singer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026 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 The soccer ball, muddy from outside, is encircled in one arm. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026 Instead of gold watches, silver handcuffs encircled their wrists. — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 The pair left their vehicle to find assistance, traversing salt flats toward Badwater Road, a two-lane highway encircled by mountains. — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2026 In 1951, Western Auto bought the building and invested more $300,000 in renovations and additions, including a new 30-ton, 70-by-73-foot sign displaying its name in massive red letters encircled by an arrow. — Rashad Alexander august 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encircled
  1. circled
  2. surrounded
  3. traversed
  4. orbited
Verb
  • Over the past 100,000 years, Halley's Comet has probably circled the sun well over a thousand times, leaving a fresh trail of debris on every visit.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Democrats have circled Alaska, a typically reliable Republican state, as a winnable seat in their bid to flip the Senate in the 2026 midterm elections.
    — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
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  • At this season of my life, to be so warmly received by audiences and surrounded by so much love is a gift beyond words.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Things got uglier when Greenlaw was surrounded by Seahawks players, Jones stepped up to him despite not wearing his helmet, and then Greenlaw headbutted Jones.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of surrounded
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  • Concerns over driverless robotaxis, such as the Waymo vehicles that have traversed the Atlanta streets since last year, are also reasonable.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • So while Waddington’s landscape looked like a static territory waiting to be traversed, the real landscape changes as cells develop.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of traversed
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  • Some dwarf stars are small, dim stars that can be orbited by other dwarf stars or planets.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Ellison revealed a logo menu that had Skydance front and center and large, orbited by tiny icons for brands like Warners and Paramount (along with CBS, HBO Max, DC, CNN and, perhaps just to balance out the graphic, Nickelodeon).
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of orbited

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“Encircled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encircled. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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