1
as in circling
to travel completely around
communication satellites encircling the earth
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2
as in encompassing
to form a circle around
immediately after announcing their engagement, the couple was encircled by their applauding friends
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as in surrounding
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Recent Examples of encircling
Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
In the image from 1984, Prow Knob is almost entirely surrounded by the Alsek Glacier, but by 1999, the glacier had retreated, encircling only half of the mountain.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
No other spacecraft has probed beneath the clouds encircling Jupiter the way that Juno has, or has imaged our Solar System’s largest planet so comprehensively and over such extended periods of time.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
Nonetheless, its economy has largely adapted to Western sanctions, and Russian forces are advancing in the Donbas, now encircling the city of Pokrovsk and steadily advancing toward Kostyantynivka.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Russia is close to encircling two key Donetsk towns, Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka, and may effectively put Ukrainian troops defending these two hubs under siege in the coming weeks.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
Twenty years after it was first proposed, Louisville officials are making progress toward the goal of completing the Louisville Loop, a 100-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail encircling the city, but another two decades of construction may be on the horizon before the project is finally finished.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 23 July 2025
One audience member, a lifelong resident, commented that funnelling fleeing motorists into a single highway encircling the lake would be dangerous.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
The flower has a row of large outer petals (guard petals) encircling a center of petalodes or small, narrow yellow inner petals.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
The designs feature a star with water and green hills; a whale in water with a white bird underneath; and three turkey feathers encircling a chickadee.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
In the image from 1984, Prow Knob is almost entirely surrounded by the Alsek Glacier, but by 1999, the glacier had retreated, encircling only half of the mountain.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
No other spacecraft has probed beneath the clouds encircling Jupiter the way that Juno has, or has imaged our Solar System’s largest planet so comprehensively and over such extended periods of time.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
Nonetheless, its economy has largely adapted to Western sanctions, and Russian forces are advancing in the Donbas, now encircling the city of Pokrovsk and steadily advancing toward Kostyantynivka.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Russia is close to encircling two key Donetsk towns, Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka, and may effectively put Ukrainian troops defending these two hubs under siege in the coming weeks.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
Twenty years after it was first proposed, Louisville officials are making progress toward the goal of completing the Louisville Loop, a 100-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail encircling the city, but another two decades of construction may be on the horizon before the project is finally finished.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 23 July 2025
One audience member, a lifelong resident, commented that funnelling fleeing motorists into a single highway encircling the lake would be dangerous.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
The flower has a row of large outer petals (guard petals) encircling a center of petalodes or small, narrow yellow inner petals.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encircling
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News broke from Deadline at the Zurich Summit on September 27 that Hollywood talent agents have been quietly circling Norwood for representation.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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Over the weekend, Deadline reported several talent agencies were circling Norwood.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Leslie Cheek’s formerly private estate opened as a public garden and fine art center in 1960 and today is host to nearly a dozen gardens surrounding the family’s Georgian mansion, which has become a museum.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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That rapid rise underscores the investment frenzy surrounding the leaders of a technology with the potential to transform industries and economies.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The saints’ days are celebrated, the great days of history are celebrated, and they’re celebrated with this sort of enormous exuberance and deep investment that is somehow very, very touching, very embracing, and very inclusive.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Planet Nine is believed to be between five and 10 times the mass of Earth and would be orbiting the sun far beyond Pluto, at around 550 times the distance between Earth and the sun.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Mimas also has water Saturn's system is positively teeming with moons, where Enceladus is one of 274 natural satellites orbiting the ringed planet.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Many of the activities, such as hiking in Pisgah National Forest, viewing Looking Glass Falls, and traversing Sliding Rock in season, are outdoor-centric.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Trails have suffered erosion, so take care while traversing them.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In 1963 the two joined forces with singer Keith Relf, bassist Paul Samwell-Smith and drummer Jim McCarty as the Metropolitan Blues Quartet and soon renamed themselves the Yardbirds.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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The wife of the Las Vegas Raiders running back joined Tim Tebow, Mark Teixeira, Brett Favre, Bruce Pearl and others in offering their thoughts and prayers for Kirk and his family.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The plan of the building’s new owners, Thirty-First and Main LLC, is to demolish it along with three attached buildings, likely before Friday, Oct 24, when the city streetcar extension opens to the public.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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There’s also an attached three-car garage out front.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In terms of the memories, the flashbacks, everything is done with connected sets, there’s no CGI or anything.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Apple Watch Deal With the Apple Watch SE, stay connected, track workouts, and get helpful safety features without overspending, all without fuss.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Encircling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encircling. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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