Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

circulate

[sur-kyuh-layt] / ˈsɜr kjəˌleɪt /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

It was shortly after 17:15 GMT on Monday when an article from the award's official website titled "Harry Kane wins the 2026 Ballon d'Or" began to circulate online.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

The utility recommends setting air conditioners to 78 degrees, closing curtains during peak sun hours and using fans to circulate the air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Oral treatment with lacosamide was effective in preclinical testing, but drugs taken by mouth circulate throughout the body, increasing the potential for unwanted effects elsewhere.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Every Bitcoin transaction is public, and the number of Bitcoin that will ever circulate has been arbitrarily capped at 21 million.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

He’d been lying on the cool bamboo mat of his living room with the sliding doors open to allow the warm breeze to circulate through the house.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

RSV is a common virus that circulates every winter.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

“I don’t hear any noises,” he said, pacing a raised floor above a chamber that circulates air to cool servers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

As the warm water sits still at the top, oxygen no longer circulates to the bottom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

But those strategies may need to be reconsidered if mammalian metabolism, rather than microbes, is responsible for much of what circulates in the body.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026

Dr. Alfred Gregory, Mine Medical Staff The Spanish influenza is nothing more than the old grip or la grippe, which circulates from time to time.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

Since then, the video has been circulated on social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Kylian Mbappe was dropped Tuesday by two major brands in China after a video circulated online in which the French football superstar apparently joked about former leader Mao Zedong.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Last month, a Starbucks store in Sichuan province sparked debate after video of its chained-up outdoor seats and tables were circulated on social media.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Lighthouse investor slides that circulated in 2021, just before Cerberus invested, flagged weekly billable therapy at “30+ Hours/Client,” and noted “lifetime revenue per client” of $285,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Decades later, when she heard that a petition was being circulated asking that she follow Glenn into space, she returned to American civilization.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

LDL receptors became more stable, and levels of circulating LDL cholesterol dropped dramatically in mice.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

During the study, researchers observed an increase in every type of circulating white blood cell they measured.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Officers say they are also aware of images circulating online, suggesting "planned protest activity" will take place in Glasgow the same night.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

The reports of the alleged affair and images published by Daily Mail began circulating in late November 2022, thrusting the journalists and their loved ones into a media frenzy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Not with it hanging open, the air circulating freely .

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix


Vocabulary lists containing circulate

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training