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
  • The episode sees Miranda Hobbes' friend Jeremy Fields (Stephen Barker Turner) visiting from London and quickly falling in love with her interior designer (Carrie Preston), with the show's central circle of friends later attending the surprising new couple's wedding.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 29 July 2025
  • With the next review conference a year away, nuclear states should seek to agree on this pragmatic agenda and to grow the circle of like-minded pragmatists.
    STACIE E. GODDARD, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • Paul Levesque, a 14-time WWE World Champion best known in the ring as Triple H and WWE’s chief content officer since 2022, serves as the narrator of the docuseries.
    Jim Varsallone, Miami Herald, 28 July 2025
  • Wilson, 33, and the team at The Jewelry Group, Inc. first met up in January, and over the next several months created what is now a starting collection of charm necklaces, earrings, rings, boot bracelets, hat brim bling and collar tips.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • Gunn’s approach is colorful, in both its palette and the costumes; proudly fantastical, with flying orbs, robots, portals, and giant monsters; and at times endearingly, intentionally corny (see: Krypto the super dog).
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • The most common shapes were orbs, spheres and triangles, frequently observed performing advanced maneuvers.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2025

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“Cirque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cirque. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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