Thesaurus results for RINGED

ringed

verb

Definition of ringed

past tense of ring

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 The 1-mile loop gains only about 100 feet in elevation and winds through a scenic valley ringed by the massive rock formations that make Joshua Tree instantly recognizable. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 It's ringed by a zoom rocker that controls compatible power zoom lenses. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026 Other area Costco stores are ringed around the suburbs, ten-plus miles from the urban core. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026 Even Kerameikos, the ancient necropolis Thucydides called the city’s most beautiful quarter, comes ringed not with tour buses but with the kind of neighborhood tables—Osteria Mamma, Proveleggios—that locals keep to themselves. — Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026 In photo images shared by the Parks and Rec Department, an outdoor trash barrel sits ringed by bags of refuse collected next to a playing field. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026 The normally wide-open expanse at the city’s heart has been ringed with security fences for weeks, ahead of World Cup–viewing parties, the Great American State Fair, and the 250th event on July 4. — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026 Jurassic World Canteen also serves a tray of dinosaur chicken nuggets arranged around a mashed potato volcano, flooded with barbecue sauce lava, and ringed with charred broccoli trees. — Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 30 June 2026 Annie and her husband, Tommaso Cioni, drove the roughly ten minutes to Nancy’s sprawling brick ranch, ringed by cacti, in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood. — Irin Carmon, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ringed

Verb

Served on a lazy Susan, multiple scoops of ice cream are surrounded by mini cones, berries, hot fudge, caramel, M&M’s, Reese’s, and other assorted chocolates.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
Yet growing up surrounded by accomplished artists came with unexpected advice.

— Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Definition of surrounded

Verb

The Chinese ship circled the Philippine vessel continuously, as its water cannon hit the ship.

— Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
During the group stage, the team from tiny Curaçao, after a 7-1 loss to Germany, circled in prayer on the pitch.

— the Monitor’s Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026

Definition of circled

Verb

Lining the outer cell membrane, at the base of the cilia, were simple structures, each encircled by a single membrane.

— Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 27 July 2026
The area along the Cumberland River where more than 100 people once lived is now encircled by fences and no-trespassing signs.

— Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 21 July 2026

Definition of encircled

Verb

The worlds tested were similar to Earth and orbited in the habitable zones around sun-like stars.

— Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 21 July 2026
The fact that celebrity landed upon him, plucking him from the obscurity of his mission to represent the burgeoning discourse on the disease, says more about the world that orbited him than his actions on the island or his own political nous.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026