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Recent Examples of encirclement
The latest drills appear set to follow a similar encirclement strategy.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
From Caracas’s perspective, this move likely looks like a show of force or encirclement.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
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
Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
From Caracas’s perspective, this move likely looks like a show of force or encirclement.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
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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Safe drinking water completely dried up in the town after the fire jumped containment lines and damaged the treatment plant that supplies Gellibrand’s potable water.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Ritchie’s raps feel pointed and specific, and even the flashier moments—electronic squelches that burst and break like an Arca production—pack a harder punch in their containment.—
Benny Sun,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2026
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Prairie dresses, walled compounds and isolation have given way to weekend soccer games, bars and wineries as the towns integrate with broader society.—
Jacques Billeaud,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Keeping his wife and children at arm’s length has only deepened his isolation, but the power (and danger) of the God of Thunder is still there just beneath the surface.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Encirclement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encirclement. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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