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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
Gorgeous gardens and common spaces, including a large pool ringed by palm trees, and a stylish main house with plenty of sitting areas and dining nooks.
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Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
Here, rose-gold links are ringed with tiger’s eye chosen for the strength of its striations—the first time since the 1970s that the Maison has paired gold links with an ornamental stone.
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Taylor Stoddard,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
These buds are aromatic and have a golden-green hue ringed with vibrant orange.
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Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
15 June 2026
And even in Moscow, which open-source intelligence analysts say has been ringed by more than 100 air defense systems amid Ukraine's expanding strike campaign, the threat from Kyiv appears to be more present than ever before.
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David Brennan,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
Here, rose-gold links are ringed with tiger’s eye chosen for the strength of its striations—the first time since the 1970s that the Maison has paired gold links with an ornamental stone.
—
Taylor Stoddard,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
These buds are aromatic and have a golden-green hue ringed with vibrant orange.
—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
15 June 2026
And even in Moscow, which open-source intelligence analysts say has been ringed by more than 100 air defense systems amid Ukraine's expanding strike campaign, the threat from Kyiv appears to be more present than ever before.
—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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The area last week was surrounded by surveillance cameras and patrolled by National Guardsmen as lifelong resident John Cates strolled the area.
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Piles of meat, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes surrounded the early risers.
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The Delta pilots circled the airport, in a procedure called a go-around, before landing safely on their second attempt.
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Caglianone circled the bases for the sixth time in his last five games.
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Today, the Green is encircled by Whitfield, Broad, Park and Boston streets.
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Lend your home a bohemian touch with Safavieh’s rug encircled with jute medallions.
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The satellite has orbited Earth about once every hour and a half for more than two decades, and over time, friction with particles in the upper atmosphere has caused its orbit to decay.
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As presently blueprinted by NASA, the International Space Station will be de-orbited via a series of actions.
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According to the hiking blog, The Hiking HI, the rock bridge can only be traversed at low tide, but can be treacherous either way.
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On a recent visit, the water traversed a smoky 10-foot canyon of charred foam and twisted wall panels on its way to the drain.
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“Ringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ringed. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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