encircle
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Thirty-six dancers with raised arms glide slowly forward as they encircle their prey, a lone figure on a red table in a climactic scene from Ravel's "Bolero" choreographed by Maurice Bejart.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
They constructed a 35-mile earthen berm around the city in an attempt to encircle its one million residents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
As the earth began to shake around 10 a.m., the elder elephants in the enclosure rushed to encircle the youngsters, the video shows.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025
Together with other bases further north, it could be seen as an attempt by China to encircle the long Vietnamese coast.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024
Grandma lingered for a moment and then rushed to encircle me in her arms once more.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
Vocabulary lists containing encircle
Florida's B.E.S.T Roots: circ, circum
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