as in swirling
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1
as in surrounding
to form a circle around
everyone circled the lectern and waited their turn to read from the Bible
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2
as in orbiting
to travel completely around
with a look of extreme frustration, the commander circled the new recruit
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Recent Examples of circling
Brian Stelter, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Questions raised over whether Israeli forces entered An Associated Press reporter saw Israeli troops operating near the border in armored trucks, with helicopters circling overhead, but could not confirm ground forces had crossed into Lebanon.
—Aamer Madhani, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
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Several possible candidates are already circling.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Questions raised over whether Israeli forces entered An Associated Press reporter saw Israeli troops operating near the border in armored trucks, with helicopters circling overhead, but could not confirm ground forces had crossed into Lebanon.
—Aamer Madhani, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circling
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The soft sediments surrounding the crater flowed inside and filled the void to form a visible rim.Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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Following a group of young adult treasure hunters on the shores of North Carolina, the Netflix production continues to have its loyal fans hanging onto every moment, surrounding character storylines and all of the love, loss and drama that comes with it.Jeff Conway, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The spiral toy is designed to rest against your clit, while the internal nub creates a sensation of buzzy fullness.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Nov. 2024
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If there is hair on your head, that hair has at least one whorl in it—a patch of hair that grows out of the scalp in a spiral direction.Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
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When Engelbert announced the news while on speaker, Clark’s Fever teammates yelled and jumped with joy while encircling the team’s star.David Close, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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Entering into the Trans-Pacific Partnership makes less sense when justified by vague references to encircling China.Timothy Meyer, Foreign Affairs, 26 June 2018
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Nor are his albums or songs entered for any rock, country or Americana categories, the fields where the genre-crossing superstar would most likely compete.Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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Video footage released by the IDF suggested that the forces crossing the border were primarily small units of commandos travelling on foot.NBC News, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Circling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circling. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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