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as in surrounded
to form a circle around
tall cypress trees ringing the park
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as in circled
to travel completely around
the line of season ticket buyers ringed the block
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Recent Examples of ringed
An environmental group managing an open space preserve on the Dana Point Headlands — an area ringed by walking trails that is also home to the endangered Pacific pocket mouse — has been told by a city commission that its request to reduce public access will require further environmental study.
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Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
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
The tortoises live in a sheltered habitat ringed by barbed wire and draped in netting.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
The most popular activity in Crater Lake National Park is going on the Rim Drive around the lake and snapping photos of the bright-blue waters ringed by jagged volcanic formations.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
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Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
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
The tortoises live in a sheltered habitat ringed by barbed wire and draped in netting.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
The most popular activity in Crater Lake National Park is going on the Rim Drive around the lake and snapping photos of the bright-blue waters ringed by jagged volcanic formations.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ringed
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The site is surrounded by commercial, residential and light industrial areas, according to the applicant’s submission.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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The fair is an annual reminder that true horology is best appreciated not in isolation but surrounded by the beauty of Geneva and the company of fellow connoisseurs.—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Dodge Charger circled the area, then crashed into a pole in the 2100 block of West Stark Street.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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And to Michigan, an opponent circled — though quietly this time — on the Nebraska schedule for months.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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By Thursday morning, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Federal Detention Center in SeaTac, Washington, stands just a few minutes from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, a blocky concrete tower encircled by chain-link fencing and razor wire.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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An asteroid called 2024 PT5 orbited Earth for just 57 days in 2024 before slipping back into its solar orbit.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Spy satellites have orbited the Earth since the dawn of the Space Age.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
20 Aug. 2025
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But Pynchon traversed California far and wide in his youth.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Much of the rest of the hike was dry and traversed gentle gravel bars or smooth limestone expanses, skirting the edges of grassy bluffs and rocky cliffs.—
Eva Frederick,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Ringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ringed. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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