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as in gangs
a group involved in secret or criminal activities
a ring of counterfeiters passing phony $20 bills
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as in circles
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
a gaming ring that meets once a week to play
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as in calls
a communication by telephone
give me a ring when you're ready to go
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as in surrounds
to form a circle around
tall cypress trees ringing the park
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as in orbits
to travel completely around
the line of season ticket buyers ringed the block
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as in chimes
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates
I didn't hear the doorbell ring
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Recent Examples of rings
Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The robot picks unsorted bearing rings and places them onto a buffer table.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
The health-conscious clean-eating trend Compton capitalized on a half-century ago when mood rings, Elton John and post-Watergate relief was all the rage, is coming around again, Nude Miami’s owners say.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Presley, of course, wore many statement rings while in the public eye; his iconic Taking Care of Business (TCB) one is perhaps the most famous.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026
Politicians still have time to throw their hats into one of the rings, but here are the top candidates for several US House districts next year in Illinois.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Salt dries into white rings, while melting snow can cause uneven water stains that stiffen leather, dull suede, and discolor fabric.
—Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 6 Jan. 2026
Grommets Commonly seen in rentals and dorms, grommet curtains are hung on rods using metal rings.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 5 Jan. 2026
The brothers exchange weary looks before a phone rings with a call from the correctional facility where their dad is an inmate.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 5 Jan. 2026
Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
The sound of a third gunshot then rings out.
—Chris Looft, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
Spagnuolo won’t add to his collection of Super Bowl rings this winter.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025
There isn’t much in Aaron Sorkin’s script that rings the slightest bit true — this is a very movie version of the military — but Reiner is smart enough to simply hand the wild, showy moments to Tom Cruise and Demi Moore and (especially) Jack Nicholson and get the hell out of their way.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
That feeling rings all the more true considering Seymour's real experience falling in love later in life.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025
Rollins rings a glass bell and reads several poems from Black Bell.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
For all its powerful elements, though, Hamnet rings a bit hollow at its core.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2025
And that rings true despite the Sixers defeating the Charlotte Hornets 125-121 on Saturday night to become one of a handful of teams in the Eastern Conference to start the year with two consecutive wins.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
Together with thin shallot rings, the bird fries in a coating of rice flour to achieve an airy crispness and plenty of splintered, shattering bits of batter.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The robot picks unsorted bearing rings and places them onto a buffer table.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
The health-conscious clean-eating trend Compton capitalized on a half-century ago when mood rings, Elton John and post-Watergate relief was all the rage, is coming around again, Nude Miami’s owners say.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Presley, of course, wore many statement rings while in the public eye; his iconic Taking Care of Business (TCB) one is perhaps the most famous.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026
Politicians still have time to throw their hats into one of the rings, but here are the top candidates for several US House districts next year in Illinois.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Salt dries into white rings, while melting snow can cause uneven water stains that stiffen leather, dull suede, and discolor fabric.
—Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 6 Jan. 2026
Grommets Commonly seen in rentals and dorms, grommet curtains are hung on rods using metal rings.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 5 Jan. 2026
The brothers exchange weary looks before a phone rings with a call from the correctional facility where their dad is an inmate.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
The patient thriller finds Agnes lonely in her seedy motel, with a phone that often rings, though the person on the other end of the line never speaks.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
The sound of a third gunshot then rings out.
—Chris Looft, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
Spagnuolo won’t add to his collection of Super Bowl rings this winter.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025
There isn’t much in Aaron Sorkin’s script that rings the slightest bit true — this is a very movie version of the military — but Reiner is smart enough to simply hand the wild, showy moments to Tom Cruise and Demi Moore and (especially) Jack Nicholson and get the hell out of their way.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
That feeling rings all the more true considering Seymour's real experience falling in love later in life.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025
Rollins rings a glass bell and reads several poems from Black Bell.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
For all its powerful elements, though, Hamnet rings a bit hollow at its core.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2025
And that rings true despite the Sixers defeating the Charlotte Hornets 125-121 on Saturday night to become one of a handful of teams in the Eastern Conference to start the year with two consecutive wins.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Rings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rings. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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