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as in circling
to travel completely around
communication satellites encircling the earth
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as in encompassing
to form a circle around
immediately after announcing their engagement, the couple was encircled by their applauding friends
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Recent Examples of encircling
Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The rooms Spread over a handful of buildings encircling the central courtyard, Aleenta Retreat's 44 rooms range from spacious deluxe rooms with lounge-y balconies to two-story residences with two bedrooms and a small private courtyard with a plunge pool.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
Mercy Culture’s pastors hung a candidate’s banner behind the pulpit, endorsed politicians during Sunday services, said that people who vote for Democrats weren’t truly Christian, and described Kamala Harris as a demonic Jezebel taking the form of a snake encircling the White House.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Soon, that quarter-mile area encircling the Rockridge BART Station may be forced to welcome apartment complexes as tall as 75 feet, or roughly seven stories — more than double the 35-foot limit that the city currently allows.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
The sprawling Discover campus features a complex of four buildings encircling a large retention pond.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Houseplant roots that are damaged, encircling, or severely overgrown can be pruned back slightly to rejuvenate the plant and free up space in the pot.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2026
That has proven to be very successful in getting oaks off to a quick start without formation of encircling roots within the pots.
—Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Feb. 2026
The rehaut features deep-blue Tambour markings and modern numerals on a crisp white background, encircling a 24-hour GMT scale at a lower level.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2026
Verb
Our beautiful encircling topography of mountains and hills is a bowl ready-made by ancient plate tectonics to be filled with smoke and smog.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The rooms Spread over a handful of buildings encircling the central courtyard, Aleenta Retreat's 44 rooms range from spacious deluxe rooms with lounge-y balconies to two-story residences with two bedrooms and a small private courtyard with a plunge pool.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
Mercy Culture’s pastors hung a candidate’s banner behind the pulpit, endorsed politicians during Sunday services, said that people who vote for Democrats weren’t truly Christian, and described Kamala Harris as a demonic Jezebel taking the form of a snake encircling the White House.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Soon, that quarter-mile area encircling the Rockridge BART Station may be forced to welcome apartment complexes as tall as 75 feet, or roughly seven stories — more than double the 35-foot limit that the city currently allows.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
The sprawling Discover campus features a complex of four buildings encircling a large retention pond.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Houseplant roots that are damaged, encircling, or severely overgrown can be pruned back slightly to rejuvenate the plant and free up space in the pot.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2026
That has proven to be very successful in getting oaks off to a quick start without formation of encircling roots within the pots.
—Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Feb. 2026
The rehaut features deep-blue Tambour markings and modern numerals on a crisp white background, encircling a 24-hour GMT scale at a lower level.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encircling
Adjective
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Since then, the bustling market serves the surrounding and significant Latino community and others.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As a 10-day moon-circling mission, Artemis II primarily serves as a test flight, with the four-person crew testing systems and hardware ahead of a future landing.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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The 2025 Galaxy XCover7 Pro enhances the rugged lineup with Circle to Search functionality, allowing field workers to instantly research tools or parts on-site by simply circling them on the screen.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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The saints’ days are celebrated, the great days of history are celebrated, and they’re celebrated with this sort of enormous exuberance and deep investment that is somehow very, very touching, very embracing, and very inclusive.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
2 Sep. 2025
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The four-person crew is currently orbiting Earth before beginning a four-day trip to the moon.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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After that, the Artemis II crew members will spend the following 23 hours or so testing all of Orion’s systems while orbiting Earth.—
Charlie Gile,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Gateway is modified to first repair the old 1910 tunnel immediately and construct a more economical new tunnel (without expensive and unneeded bench walls and cross-connecting passageways) and link it directly into Penn Station.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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So mature, his conviction, his instincts, his fearlessness, and to give something which is so different yet so connecting.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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The bridge connects Chinatown with Dodger Stadium, traversing the 110.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Her accompanying tour is her longest headline run yet, traversing North America, Europe and the UK.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Then more joined, and soon full teams of girls were going up against the boys.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2026
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At times, groups of works are organized around joined tables, on top of which are placed perishables preserved in lead, resin, or plaster.—
Li Qi,
Artforum,
6 Mar. 2026
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Mane offered to reschedule, but Williams allegedly asked to speak to him in an attached recording room.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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The site is being divided into several parcels, one destined for a Yokohama-like building with an attached hotel, another for housing, a third for shipping perishable freight.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Encircling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encircling. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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