encircle
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As for the county of Los Angeles, about half of its 4,700-plus square miles are made up of the forests and oceans and deserts that encircle it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
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
Occasionally he would encircle the rope with a few strands of grass and tie a firm knot to prevent unraveling.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
Vocabulary lists containing encircle
Florida's B.E.S.T Roots: circ, circum
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