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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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And physically, there is no other venue like it, sitting in the grass, surrounded by trees, in a natural amphitheater that can host outdoor concerts for nearly eight months of the year.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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In Scotland, we’re surrounded by it all the time.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Nowhere is the ham-handed effort more evident than in Texas, where a blend of culture war grievance and incel-targeting rage have circled the sharp-witted but mild-mannered Talarico, whose campaign is shaping up to be a fundraising juggernaut.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 June 2026
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McKenna circled the offensive zone, waiting and watching.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Her daughter, Soraya, had taken refuge there with her three children, Christina, Charbel, and Elias, after fleeing Debl, a Christian border village now encircled by Israeli troops.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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The feeder includes four feeding ports and is encircled by a perch if your backyard birds are in need of rest between sips.—
Brittany VanDerBill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 May 2026
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Not by measure alone, but presence — a dynamic force that others orbited.—
Dan Robson,
New York Times,
29 May 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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Named after a Norwegian ship that traversed the North and South poles at the turn of the 20th Century, Fram2 sought to pay homage to its namesake with a pioneering polar voyage of its own.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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As imperial forces traversed continents, the meanings and uses of these arrivals—whether people, plants, or ideologies— were actively negotiated and reshaped by the societies and environments compelled to contend with them.—
Sophia Rey,
JSTOR Daily,
28 May 2026
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“Ringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ringed. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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