encircle
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China launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter jets, navy ships and coastguard vessels this week to encircle Taiwan's main island.
From Barron's • Jan. 1, 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
But the front line creeps ever closer, with Russia also threatening to encircle defenders from the north and west.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2024
The bandages that encircle his forearms and the scratches that mar his hands and face only make him look more vicious.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
Vocabulary lists containing encircle
Florida's B.E.S.T Roots: circ, circum
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