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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
Josh Miller, Southern Living, 7 June 2025
For maximum coverage, grow several rhubarb plants in a ring beneath fruit trees and harvest the plants' edible stems in spring for pies.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2025
Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
Here, the large, crystal lagoon is ringed by the world’s southernmost reef system (rich with rare fish and not subject to the bleaching that has devastated the Great Barrier Reef).
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 22 May 2025
Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
The hackers rang up the helpdesk and pretended to be members of staff who had lost their passwords.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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Noun
Slice the onions evenly into rings about 1/4-inch wide.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 7 June 2025
For maximum coverage, grow several rhubarb plants in a ring beneath fruit trees and harvest the plants' edible stems in spring for pies.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2025
Verb
Rights groups are ringing the alarm, saying it’s become standard procedure increasingly used in the war.
—Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
Here, the large, crystal lagoon is ringed by the world’s southernmost reef system (rich with rare fish and not subject to the bleaching that has devastated the Great Barrier Reef).
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 22 May 2025
Verb
At Charlotte Market International At Charlotte Market International on Old Pineville Road, owner David Ampadu was ringing up a steady flow of customers at around 5 p.m. one day late last month.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
The hackers rang up the helpdesk and pretended to be members of staff who had lost their passwords.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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“Ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ring. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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