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encircles

VERB

circumscribe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

enclose encompass envelop hem in surround

STRONG

band circle circuit compass cover enfold environ girdle inclose invest ring wreathe

WEAK

begird cincture enring gird in halo

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free let go release

WEAK

unloose

Example Sentences

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The carbon-rich disk encircles the planet known as CT Cha b, located about 625 light-years from Earth.

From Science Daily • Oct. 29, 2025

Since 2019, it has expanded its attacks from northern Burkina Faso and now encircles Ouagadougou, threatening links with neighbouring Ivory Coast, Togo and Mali.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

Capps took a photo from down the bluff that shows the red fence that encircles the balcony hanging over the beach, threatening to tumble into the sand.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2024

Along Acapulco’s coastal boulevard that encircles the bay once bobbing with yachts, a young man pulled tables and chairs out of a small restaurant.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2023

I slice one of them, but another encircles my legs and closes them tight.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer