circuit 1 of 2

noun

Definition of circuitnext
1
as in circumference

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as in loop

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as in tour

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as in conference

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circuit

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verb

as in to circle
to travel completely around after circuiting the exterior of the church, the procession headed inside

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Recent Examples of circuit
Noun
Last year, the veteran Korean star Lee Byung-hun enjoyed his first run on the American film awards circuit, receiving a Golden Globe nomination for his tragicomic tour-de-force in Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026 Senna died after a high-speed crash at the Imola circuit in northern Italy, in 1994, at the age of thirty-four. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
Attendees sipped more champagne, margaritas, and negronis and descended on trays of caviar blinis, dressed crab, lobster rolls, and mini meringues that circuited Langan’s three stories. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025 Republicans countered that the bill would short-circuit a deliberative process. — Azi Paybarah, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for circuit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circuit
  1. circumference
  2. loop
  3. tour
  4. conference
  5. circle
  6. compass
  7. orbit
  8. journey
Noun
  • Across both analyses, CagriSema was linked to reductions in abdominal fat, based on waist circumference, among women overall and across menopause stages, Novo added.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
  • According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, men with a waist circumference greater than 40 inches have a higher risk of developing health problems, including type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of circumference
Noun
  • The 30-minute loop leaves plenty of time for aimless exploration and patient scavenging, but also provides enough pressure to require you to balance cautious patience with aggressive intent.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Reflecting this, flight paths show the aircraft made two loops to burn fuel before returning to land at LAS, per FlightAware.
    — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of loop
Noun
  • Iowa’s roughly 900,000 cyclists, many of whom have participated in an annual cycling tour that’s made the state synonymous with biking, weren’t amused.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026
  • There are two more events left in the European tour season, in Abu Dhabi and then Dubai.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of tour
Noun
  • Undoubtedly, the biggest blow was the announcement that the kingdom is postponing its flagship investment conference, the Future Investment Initiative, until next year, although no exact date has been set.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Fraschilla has been calling Big 12 basketball for a quarter-century and knows the conference landscape as well as anybody.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of conference
Verb
  • And the idea of circling the behavior of a group of people in a room.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of circle
Noun
  • From brand to content, quality as a compass Which still meant for Haylaz crafting quality content, based on impactful characters kids could relate to.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Can this compass take you to the Olive Garden in Times Square?
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of compass
Noun
  • According to the European Space Agency's space debris statistics, updated October 14, 2026, approximately 47,140 objects are regularly tracked in Earth's orbit.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Fuel is for maneuvering A satellite does not need an engine running continuously to stay in orbit.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of orbit
Noun
  • But the key journey, and that’s what Mike had chosen, was the Matt Hagen version.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The truckers that have managed to ferry water into Taiz have in some cases tripled their rates to make the perilous journey.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of journey

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