Thesaurus results for ENCIRCLES

encircles

verb

present tense third-person singular of encircle

as in traverses

to travel completely around communication satellites encircling the earth

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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 encircles The butterfly encircles Larsson's eye, with its wings spanning the whole area from her inner brow to well past its tip. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 July 2026 In the center of Washington Park is a lagoon, which once weaved in a crescent shape around a peninsula in a configuration that annoyed boaters, but now encircles a central island called Bynum Island. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 June 2026 The Chicago Outerbelt, a 210-mile trail that encircles the city, intrigued our copy editor. — Diane Penningroth, Midwest Living, 12 June 2026 Many travelers choose to explore the area via the Ring of Kerry, the scenic drive that encircles the peninsula. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026 The tubing with inline emitters, shown at bottom, encircles a citrus. — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026 The polar jet stream is a ribbon of air that encircles the Northern Hemisphere at high altitudes and determines atmospheric pressure patterns. — Evan Bush, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026 Instead, a bright ring of sunlight encircles the moon's silhouette, often called a 'ring of fire'. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2026 This 22-mile network of trails and parks is built along a historic railway corridor that encircles the city. — Lia Picard, AFAR Media, 29 Jan. 2026

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Completed in 2010, the bridge traverses extensive agricultural land and urban areas, allowing trains to bypass road crossings while maintaining high operating speeds.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
The ride traverses nearly 1,000 miles across Indiana over 13 days, stopping in communities to meet with survivors, those who have lost loved ones in the line of duty, and visit memorials and gravesites.

— Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026

Definition of traverses

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Mission Plaza surrounds Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, one of California’s Spanish missions.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Whether Spatial surrounds its reggae-toasting host with piles of drums, disorienting electronic beats, or locomotive rock music, Scratch abides as crooner, barker, mystic, meditation coach — whatever the moment requires.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026

Definition of surrounds

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Tour du Mont Blanc circles the highest mountain in the Alps, spanning France, Switzerland and Italy.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
The gas giant circles its star at an unexpectedly close distance—about 50 times nearer than the Earth’s orbit around the sun.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 July 2026

Definition of circles

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Conversely, Earth also orbits the sun on an ellipse, so when our planet is at aphelion (its greatest solar distance), our star appears at its smallest in the sky, extending totality.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2026
It was discovered almost a decade ago, and orbits a small red dwarf star called LHS 1140, which is almost 49 light-years away from our solar system.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Definition of orbits

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In fact, the only thing that rings true is how the Three Lions end up exiting the tournament.

— Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026
But don’t tell that to winger Timothy Weah, who could be in line for his first start of the tournament as Pochettino rings the changes to keep his players fresh for the round of 32.

— David Hickey, NBC news, 25 June 2026

Definition of rings

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The trail passes a small waterfall on the left, and crosses a small stream, according to Visit Placer website.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 14, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Opened in 2011, the viaduct crosses numerous rivers, irrigation canals, highways, and railway lines while supporting trains traveling at up to 350 km/h.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

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