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Recent Examples of encirclement
Easy—because le roi wanted to break the encirclement on his eastern and southern flanks.
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Josef Joffe, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
The latest drills appear set to follow a similar encirclement strategy.
—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
Josef Joffe, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
The latest drills appear set to follow a similar encirclement strategy.
—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
Noun
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But the king is thinking about risk management, attempting damage control and containment.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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There’s enormous relief in letting go of the facade of perfect containment or the need to perform goodness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Rudnev’s lifestyle became one of deliberate isolation and privacy, marked by the total absence of public activity.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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What makes this species especially interesting from a taxonomic standpoint is its geographic isolation.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Encirclement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encirclement. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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