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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.
—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
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
Noun
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There is currently no information on the containment or cause of the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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The Philippines and Taiwan form part of a north-south defensive line known as the First Island Chain, along with Japan, under a U.S. containment strategy that aims to project military power to deter and defend against potential Chinese aggression.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Moscow has long viewed Venezuela as a key partner in Latin America, particularly as both governments face isolation and international sanctions.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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There are five memory foam layers that all serve a unique purpose, from the pressure-relief layer for anyone experiencing chronic pain to motion isolation layer catered to co-sleepers.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Encirclement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encirclement. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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