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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
On a firing range ringed by forest at the Borisovsky Training Ground in central Belarus, ABC News and other media watched Russian and Belarusian aircraft, helicopters, tanks and artillery unleash barrages as part of a mock battle against fictitious Western forces.
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Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
Their house is ringed with more than a dozen cameras.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
The flat plane, ringed by roads and segmented by straight paths, was orderly and open, an ideal stage for planting pavilions and managing crowds.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
At the corner of Central Avenue and Reserve Street stands a pale yellow basin ringed with silver taps.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
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Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
Their house is ringed with more than a dozen cameras.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
The flat plane, ringed by roads and segmented by straight paths, was orderly and open, an ideal stage for planting pavilions and managing crowds.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
At the corner of Central Avenue and Reserve Street stands a pale yellow basin ringed with silver taps.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ringed
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Picture yourself in an old observatory on a crisp, starry autumn night—bronze instruments glinting in the dim light, surrounded by aged leather and parchment maps.—
Michael Stefanov,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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The duo stands at the center of a giant LED arena surrounded by a hundred opponents.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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All the girls’ rooms were upstairs, opening off a balcony that circled a large inner courtyard, so everyone could see everyone, a panopticon nobody wanted in ugly cream vinyl tile.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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An Ohio State Highway Patrol helicopter circled the urban core and parts of Evanston, Avondale and South Fairmount until after midnight as part of a joint operation, police officials said.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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This remote site, encircled by an impressive wall spanning nearly 600 meters, can be viewed without the crowds found at more popular sites.—
Jen Richt,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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By Tuesday afternoon, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The two artists have orbited each other for years, having even shared the stage together on Swift’s Reputation tour.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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The young, cool star is orbited by four inner planets, one of which has just formed a large moon in the aftermath of a giant impact, followed by an asteroid belt, four gas giants, a Kuiper belt, and an Oort cloud.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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The team traversed steep and uneven ground, overcame vertical drops of up to 60 feet (20 meters) using rope techniques and transformed a small underground site into a temporary base.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Several states along the East Coast have been issued warnings by the National Weather Service (NWS), after a nor’easter traversed the eastern seaboard this weekend bringing with it the threat of strong wind and heavy rain.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Ringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ringed. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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