Thesaurus results for CIRCLED

circled

verb

past tense of circle

as in surrounded

to form a circle around everyone circled the lectern and waited their turn to read from the Bible

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as in orbited

to travel completely around with a look of extreme frustration, the commander circled the new recruit

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Recent Examples of circled Fittingly, the presentation featured models walking a path that circled around 10 horses inside a riding hall in the Bois de Boulogne. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 In Paris on Monday night, a police helicopter circled over Place de la Republique overnight, a central point in the weekend clashes, sweeping the square with a searchlight to check that the curfew was being observed. — Tom Nouvian, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 Over the past 100,000 years, Halley's Comet has probably circled the sun well over a thousand times, leaving a fresh trail of debris on every visit. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Democrats have circled Alaska, a typically reliable Republican state, as a winnable seat in their bid to flip the Senate in the 2026 midterm elections. — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026 The shooter circled, appearing to search for signs of life, and fired again. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026 Flight data shows the plane turned around over Ireland and circled for a few hours, apparently to burn off fuel. — Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026 Indeed, Schwab took a pitch right on the play and pulled up to throw as Drew circled out of the pocket to the left. — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2026 In some cases, the participants circled around actual roundtables, while some were standing in small huddles standing in the corners of the room. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

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It was surrounded by flowers and other tributes left by fans.

— Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Videos posted on social media show deputies also used pepper spray as race attendees surrounded them and threw objects.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of surrounded

Verb

Some dwarf stars are small, dim stars that can be orbited by other dwarf stars or planets.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026
Ellison revealed a logo menu that had Skydance front and center and large, orbited by tiny icons for brands like Warners and Paramount (along with CBS, HBO Max, DC, CNN and, perhaps just to balance out the graphic, Nickelodeon).

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of orbited

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On Sunday, the group effectively encircled the key city of Taiz after cutting the main supply route linking it to the interim government capital of Aden.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026
With that official, the Astros encircled Espada in the visitors’ batting cage at Sutter Health Park.

— Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of encircled

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Zachary Jackson, aka Zack Jack, is a social media food critic who has traversed the Chicago suburban area reviewing the restaurants that often get overlooked by traditional media critics.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
His words are measured, but filled with the clarity and perspective of an artist who has traversed multiple eras, with the gravitas to show for it.

— Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026

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The tables were draped in salmon-pink tablecloths and ringed with bright red chairs, and each plate had a napkin folded into a swan.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Enjoy the vistas outside on the private terrace or by the striking pool, located down a series of stone steps and ringed by umbrellas and sun loungers.

— Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of ringed

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Iowa State crossed Arizona's 40-yard line three times, its only points coming on Kyle Konrady's 40-yard field goal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
While countries like Sweden and France are pursuing similar deep geological repositories, Finland has officially crossed the finish line first.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of crossed

Verb

Brady Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, Niko Mikkola had a goal and assist, and Sam Reinhart rounded out the scoring for Florida, which scored three times on the power play.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
The apparel collection was being rounded out with down jackets and active jackets, but nothing was hitting.

— Evan Clark, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

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