encircle
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Other upgrades to the park are also in the works, including an iron fence that would encircle the green space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Established in 1983, the settlement, illegal under international law, is one of several that encircle Burin, a village of a few thousand people.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
It already displays two prominent, sweeping arms that encircle a bright central bulge, stretching across about 30,000 light-years.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2025
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
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
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
“Seek” is a commentary about our shifting climate, using tech that encircles us to create a sense of presence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2024
It uses additional lookout vehicles, encircles monopiles for turbines with bubble curtains and does underwater acoustic monitoring.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2023
I slice one of them, but another encircles my legs and closes them tight.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Kolwezi, the closest town to the Kamoa site, is encircled by a dozen giant industrial mines.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Several hundred city residents, social justice activists, and dozens of Newark police officers encircled the DHS site where Baraka was being held.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
The island identified beneath Karnak is the only known example of such high ground encircled by water in the region.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2026
One soldier from Ukraine's 155th Brigade, Artem Pribylnov, rejected the notion that Ukrainian troops had been encircled in a "cauldron" at Pokrovsk.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025
After only a few minutes' walk, I came to the massive wall that encircled the city.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
The small patch of dirt encircling Carmen Silverio Guardado’s home bears fruit — lots of it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
She pointed out one pup with a piece of trash encircling its neck.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Behind the concertina wire encircling the bases, Germans could experience American bowling alleys and drive-in theaters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
The singer's four-octave vocal range is represented by a musical stave encircling the coin from bass to treble, while a studded armband etched along the edge pays tribute to his iconic Live Aid outfit.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
I’m no longer floating in an ocean, but standing in a cavern encircling me, trapping me in.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
Vocabulary lists containing encircle
Florida's B.E.S.T Roots: circ, circum
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