cirque

Definition of cirquenext
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 The hike to the cirque and back to the trailhead is six miles. Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025 Throughout the run beneath the cirque of the Continental Divide, cruising up a gradual ascent towards a glacier-fed lake, my Overland Half Tight shorts remained comfortable. Lisa Jhung, Outside, 14 Aug. 2025 Ditch the giant Hula-Hoop in Vegas Even though Fremont Street’s pedestrian mall resembles a circus, the Las Vegas City Council does not permit such cirque contraptions as unicycles or Hula-Hoops wider than 4 feet. The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025 As the longest-running cirque holiday theatrical event, this annual tradition wraps a Broadway-style production around an infusion of contemporary circus arts. Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 12 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for cirque
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cirque
Noun
  • Power dynamics in your social circles are also exposed.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
  • The Avalanche forward wouldn’t say which current Golden Knights player is renting his residence in Las Vegas, but good luck finding a juicier subplot in this Western Conference Final than Roy’s full-circle trajectory over the past 11 months.
    Nate Peterson, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Methods include pills, patches, rings, injections and intrauterine devices.
    Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
  • Forms of contraception include pills, patches, rings, injections and intrauterine devices (IUDs).
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • His newest product is a crystal orb that accommodates cigars up to a 74-ring gauge.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 15 May 2026
  • Such stars are the key quarry that JWST was designed for—stellar orbs composed of the pristine, primordial hydrogen and helium gas that was summoned into being by the big bang.
    Lee Billings, Scientific American, 13 May 2026

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“Cirque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cirque. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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