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 Rent from Kayak Branson to paddle around Lake Taneycomo or Table Rock Lake, both ringed with golden hickory and oak trees. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026 The fire began Saturday and grew to more than 23 square miles on Sunday across foothills ringed by neighborhoods near the California state line. — Haven Daly, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 The fire began Saturday and grew to more than 23 square miles (60 square kilometers) on Sunday across foothills ringed by neighborhoods northwest of downtown Reno near the California state line. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Elevated on an all-wood frame and ringed by tall evergreens, the home feels like a slice of Lake Tahoe in the middle of a dense suburb. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Each of the statues sits on a granite pedestal ringed with 36 stars, representing the states in the Union at the end of the Civil War. — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026 Six years after the first vote, the site is still an aging arena ringed by parking lots. — Zack Defazio Farrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ringed

Verb

After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones.

— Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Will Hichem stay clean, on the right track when he’s surrounded by people involved in illicit deal-making?

— Annika Pham, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of surrounded

Verb

The orientation of the hotspots of Betelgeuse also added support to the idea that the red supergiant star is orbited by an elusive companion star.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon while Michael Collins orbited overhead.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of orbited

Verb

The film itself was an odyssey of a shoot, as the cast traversed multiple countries and territories—Scotland, Italy, the Western Sahara, Greece—in all types of weather.

— Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
Inside the operation, workers traversed a warehouse-sized maze of shelves, walking as much as 14 to 20 miles a day to fulfill orders.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 17 Aug. 2026