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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
It will be ringed by a red, white and blue stage under a towering arch featuring stars and stripes patterns and two large screens carrying the action live.
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Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
It will be ringed by a red, white and blue stage under a towering arch featuring stars and stripes patterns and two large screens carrying the action live.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
Growing up in India, Shubhangi Seth had always imagined her dream wedding on the mesmerizing shores of Italy’s Lake Como, ringed by stunning alpine peaks and piercing blue water.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 21 May 2026
Grand Geneva Resort and Spa, Lake Geneva Geneva Lake, ringed by resorts, vacation homes, and 19th-century mansions, is anchored by the town of Lake Geneva on its east end.
—Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026
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Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
It will be ringed by a red, white and blue stage under a towering arch featuring stars and stripes patterns and two large screens carrying the action live.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
Growing up in India, Shubhangi Seth had always imagined her dream wedding on the mesmerizing shores of Italy’s Lake Como, ringed by stunning alpine peaks and piercing blue water.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 21 May 2026
Grand Geneva Resort and Spa, Lake Geneva Geneva Lake, ringed by resorts, vacation homes, and 19th-century mansions, is anchored by the town of Lake Geneva on its east end.
—Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ringed
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There’s usually a sighting of the avid art collector during VIP previews at the Miami Beach Convention Center surrounded by a posse.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
9 Dec. 2025
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This exquisite vacation rental sits on 70 feet of shoreline in Tahoe Vista, surrounded by trees and water.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
9 Dec. 2025
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For the past several years, the league has circled this year's World Cup as the next major step in its evolution.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
11 June 2026
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The mission will build on the Artemis II flight conducted in April, during which four astronauts circled the moon, traveling farther from Earth than any other previous space mission.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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Adjacent to it, an informal dining space was conceived as a modern take on a veranda, with a circular table encircled by walls of glass on three sides.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
11 June 2026
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The venue is encircled by a towering curtain of oaks, poplars, and pines, and each note seemed to hang in the air for the rapt audience.—
Hillary Richard,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
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In all, Endeavour orbited Earth 4,671 times and traveled over 122 million miles during its 299 days in space.—
Mark Jones,
AZCentral.com,
1 June 2026
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Tito orbited Earth 128 times and even did some science experiments.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Volunteers and paid canvassers have traversed neighborhoods on foot to talk to local businesses.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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These cells already had complex interiors, with internal protein trackways traversed by motor proteins that move cargo within the cell.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
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“Ringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ringed. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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