cirque

as in circle
something with a perfectly round circumference the harvest moon was a glowing cirque in autumn sky

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Recent Examples of cirque Of the three backcountry ponds, Upper Blue Lake is the most scenic, with a granite cirque forming the pool’s backdrop. Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2024 Big Sky is famous for its size, its extreme terrain, and its long, steep cirques high above the tree line. Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024 In its early years, it was located smack in the middle of the grounds, a beaconing festival-goers with beats, cirque performances and the all-important misters. Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024 Based on Sara Green’s 2006 bestseller, the show premiered last year at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre and elevates the musical to new and literal heights with its seamless integration of theatrical and cirque artistry. Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for cirque
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Noun
  • Emery is intensely private and has a small circle of friends.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
  • And so with perfect timing and wry irony, just as the unremovable blue circle turned up on billions of phones, WhatsApp quietly confirmed the solution.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Senators who may put their hat in the ring include Brian Schatz of Hawaii and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, who hold other positions in Senate Democratic leadership, and Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, the top Democrat on the powerful Appropriations Committee.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The heavyweight champ of season 15 is back in the ring, ready to knock out the competition!
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In the film, Jason Momoa’s Garrett Garrison has to battle the chicken jockey on the way to finding the orb that can take him back to the real world.
    Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Abyssal Edge – This sword is Strand, and that works with the Unraveling Orbs artifact mod that gives Strand weapons Unraveling Rounds on orb pickup which works with Flash Counter damage.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025

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“Cirque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cirque. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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