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as in crowd
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
got together with her social circle once a week
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as in wheel
a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order
with the birth of a child coming so soon after the death of a grandparent, we were once again reminded of the circle of life
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as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
that lies outside the circle of our investigation
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as in to surround
to form a circle around
everyone circled the lectern and waited their turn to read from the Bible
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as in to orbit
to travel completely around
with a look of extreme frustration, the commander circled the new recruit
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Recent Examples of circle
Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
The researchers acquired these bits from four individuals and cut out circles one or two millimeters across for genetic sequencing.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2025
Many of the most promising movies of 2025 haven’t yet circled a particular month or holiday.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
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Noun
But in many scientific circles, consuming virtually any amount of alcohol is now seen as toxic.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
The researchers acquired these bits from four individuals and cut out circles one or two millimeters across for genetic sequencing.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
Then a lone greenhead flew off the main body of the river and circled our spread.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2025
Many of the most promising movies of 2025 haven’t yet circled a particular month or holiday.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circle
Noun
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In 2010, William proposed to Kate with his late mother's engagement ring.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Kravitz and Channing Tatum ended their engagement in the fall of 2024, confirmed after Kravitz was photographed out and about without her diamond engagement ring.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
29 Jan. 2025
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Glenn landed six more triple jumps, including three in combination, before her only real mistake — a fall on her triple loop late in the program.—
Dave Skretta,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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The one-mile loop is located in the East District and features educational signs informing visitors about the area’s history and its flora, an old homestead foundation, and a saguaro grove.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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Wilson totally fit in with the fashionable A-list crowd during the week.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2025
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Dispute and shootings test fragile ceasefire Israeli forces fired on the waiting crowds on three occasions overnight and into Sunday, killing two people and wounding nine, including a child, according to Al-Awda Hospital, which received the casualties.—
Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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Explore The Outdoors & Wildlife Bike Through The Island Two wheels will get you far on this 7-mile stretch.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
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Some even come on wheels, perfect for travel adventures.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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What To Know The National Weather Service (NWS) has forecasted 4 to 6 inches of snow for parts of the Houston metro area, a rare event in the region's climate history.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The snow is moving east Tuesday, and is affecting coastal areas all the way to the Florida Panhandle and southern Carolinas.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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Six months after the hurricane, Williams is rebuilding The Last Bar Before the Jungle piece by piece, searing spiny lobsters on a stovetop surrounded by power tools.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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The celebrations surrounding Donald Trump’s second inauguration as president were already kicking into high gear before the Jan. 20 event.—
Sloane Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Jan. 2025
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This means that, unlike traditional mobile networks, which depend on cellular towers and terrestrial infrastructure, Starlink uses satellites orbiting the Earth to offer internet directly to users' phones, bypassing the limitations of traditional infrastructure.—
Suhail Syed,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Blue Ghost spacecraft will attempt a lunar landing on Sunday, March 2 after roughly 45 days orbiting both Earth and the moon itself.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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Keeper Everson saved the Lions’ Ivan Angulo’s shot in the fourth round of kicks, but Deyverson skied his kick into the stands to keep it level.—
Kyle Foley,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2025
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The roast is a chance for a big shot like Brady to show himself to be a good sport—and, in enduring the burn wounds of a public round of insults, to grow a personality.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circle. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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