1
as in wrapped
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
trees girdled the campus, essentially hiding it from view wire girdling the bundle of firewood
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2
as in circled
to travel completely around
an asteroid belt that girdles the inner planets of the solar system
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3
as in surrounded
to form a circle around
the rings that famously girdle the planet Saturn
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And a mini skirt saw the legs of the jeans wrapped in a bow at the waist.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025 -
His tariffs, in particular, have been wrapped into a broader critique that Republicans will send prices higher for consumers.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Oct. 2025
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All the girls’ rooms were upstairs, opening off a balcony that circled a large inner courtyard, so everyone could see everyone, a panopticon nobody wanted in ugly cream vinyl tile.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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An Ohio State Highway Patrol helicopter circled the urban core and parts of Evanston, Avondale and South Fairmount until after midnight as part of a joint operation, police officials said.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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Picture yourself in an old observatory on a crisp, starry autumn night—bronze instruments glinting in the dim light, surrounded by aged leather and parchment maps.—
Michael Stefanov,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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The duo stands at the center of a giant LED arena surrounded by a hundred opponents.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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At the base of Sharp Top is 24-acre Abbott Lake, which is encircled by a one-mile paved walking path.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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The company’s home base of France leads with 23 three-key properties, including Parisian château Saint James Paris, which is encircled by lush gardens, and Airelles Château de Versailles, Le Grand Contrôle, located on the grounds of Versailles.—
Rachel Chang,
AFAR Media,
10 Oct. 2025
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The team traversed steep and uneven ground, overcame vertical drops of up to 60 feet (20 meters) using rope techniques and transformed a small underground site into a temporary base.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Several states along the East Coast have been issued warnings by the National Weather Service (NWS), after a nor’easter traversed the eastern seaboard this weekend bringing with it the threat of strong wind and heavy rain.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The two artists have orbited each other for years, having even shared the stage together on Swift’s Reputation tour.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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The young, cool star is orbited by four inner planets, one of which has just formed a large moon in the aftermath of a giant impact, followed by an asteroid belt, four gas giants, a Kuiper belt, and an Oort cloud.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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Behind the facility, a large parking lot is ringed with fences topped with razor wire.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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That aged Scottish owl was found two miles from where it had been ringed nearly a quarter of a century before.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Girdled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girdled. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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