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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
Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2025
Accessories were abundant: gold chains, turquoise rings, bangles, and cuffs galore.
—Shelton Boyd-Griffith, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2025
Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Inside the white fence that rings the field, uncomfortably close to the action, the owners unfold deck chairs and settle in with their grandchildren cross-legged on the floor around them.
—Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2025
The intrigue: Fans will be able to ring up their own food orders at new self-checkout kiosks in sections 105 and 109 — historically one of the ballpark's busiest concession areas, the team said.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Zendaya also made sure to accessorize with her stunning engagement ring, chosen specially for her by Holland.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2025
Accessories were abundant: gold chains, turquoise rings, bangles, and cuffs galore.
—Shelton Boyd-Griffith, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
Alarm bells have been ringing for decades about the urgency of examining values and actions, most clearly illustrated by the Doomsday Clock, a symbolic timepiece created in 1947 by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to measure humanity's proximity to global catastrophe.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Inside the white fence that rings the field, uncomfortably close to the action, the owners unfold deck chairs and settle in with their grandchildren cross-legged on the floor around them.
—Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
Verb
As the cashier rang up his purchase, the sticker shock hit hard.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2025
The intrigue: Fans will be able to ring up their own food orders at new self-checkout kiosks in sections 105 and 109 — historically one of the ballpark's busiest concession areas, the team said.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ring. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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