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encircle

verb as in circumscribe

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Inside, massive, crumbling mosaics depicting Lenin, Marx, and Bulgarian workers encircle a vast auditorium.

Some religious groups even plan to encircle the courthouse on Monday to pray.

Wang's silver cuffs and earrings that encircle the ear, outfitted with dagger-like appendages, were far from demure.

He reached far down into a trousers pocket and tugged to the light of day a roll that his fingers could not encircle.

They then spread out like a fan and began to encircle their antagonists, so as to attack on both sides at once.

He offered his hand, and after a moment's hesitation Koyala permitted his friendly clasp to encircle the tips of her fingers.

She looked at this man, and a suffocating band seemed to encircle her throat.

The aged man raised a weak arm, to encircle the shoulders of his son.

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On this page you'll find 70 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to encircle, such as: enclose, encompass, envelop, hem/hem in, surround, and band.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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