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as in crowd
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
a gaming ring that meets once a week to play
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as in call
a communication by telephone
give me a ring when you're ready to go
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as in to surround
to form a circle around
tall cypress trees ringing the park
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as in to circle
to travel completely around
the line of season ticket buyers ringed the block
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as in to achieve
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term
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Recent Examples of ring
Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
The clean lines keep the ring looking contemporary.
—Ariel Okin, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2025
Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Raj Subramaniam, center, rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on April 17, 2023, in New York.
—Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 1 June 2025
Together, the two accounts have rung up millions of views by seizing on viral stories that skew more toward tabloid fodder than political drama.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 10 July 2025
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Noun
As strong as his Pittsburgh track record may be, with two Stanley Cup rings to show for it, that alone won’t give him longevity in New York.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
The clean lines keep the ring looking contemporary.
—Ariel Okin, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
An adults-only pool sits adjacent to the lagoon, while the larger family pool is ringed with daybeds and cabanas.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Raj Subramaniam, center, rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on April 17, 2023, in New York.
—Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Verb
Jones had made a questionable strike call in Correa’s previous at-bat, Clemens was rung up on a low strike in the sixth and Larnach the same in the seventh.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 1 June 2025
Together, the two accounts have rung up millions of views by seizing on viral stories that skew more toward tabloid fodder than political drama.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 10 July 2025
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“Ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ring. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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