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Recent Examples of encirclement
Along these routes, the drones are targeting fuel trucks, ammunition carriers, troop transports, and other logistics vehicles, degrading supply flows into and out of the city without a traditional ground encirclement.
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Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
Facing encirclement in the desert town of Kidal, the Africa Corps — now operating under Russia’s Defense Ministry after replacing the Wagner Group — negotiated a safe-passage agreement with militants to evacuate its personnel.
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Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
Faced with an enemy encirclement, the General ordered his troops to use their heavy armored wagons to provide cover.
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Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
Iran’s strategy of encirclement of Israel had collapsed, and its ballistic-missile counterpunch was largely deflected by Israeli and Western defenses.
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Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
This has included more frequent air and naval crossings over the centerline of the strait, multiple live-fire encirclement exercises to simulate a blockade scenario, unprecedented missile tests over the island, and regular intrusions of Taiwan’s air defense identification zone.
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Philip H. Gordon,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Sep. 2025
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
Facing encirclement in the desert town of Kidal, the Africa Corps — now operating under Russia’s Defense Ministry after replacing the Wagner Group — negotiated a safe-passage agreement with militants to evacuate its personnel.
—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
Faced with an enemy encirclement, the General ordered his troops to use their heavy armored wagons to provide cover.
—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
Iran’s strategy of encirclement of Israel had collapsed, and its ballistic-missile counterpunch was largely deflected by Israeli and Western defenses.
—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
This has included more frequent air and naval crossings over the centerline of the strait, multiple live-fire encirclement exercises to simulate a blockade scenario, unprecedented missile tests over the island, and regular intrusions of Taiwan’s air defense identification zone.
—
Philip H. Gordon,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encirclement
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The Cottonwood Fire had burned nearly 72,000 acres and is at 0% containment.
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Continuous Intelligence One sign is when roadmap conversations stop being about bold growth and start revolving around risk containment, compliance and keeping stakeholders comfortable.
Noun
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Most access points are reached from the west side, coming through Meeker, and Grimes noted that despite the isolation, the gravel roads are well-maintained, meaning a passenger vehicle should get you to most trailheads.
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Pressure is normal, but isolation is optional.
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“Encirclement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encirclement. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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