1
as in wrapped
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
trees girdled the campus, essentially hiding it from view wire girdling the bundle of firewood
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2
as in circled
to travel completely around
an asteroid belt that girdles the inner planets of the solar system
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3
as in surrounded
to form a circle around
the rings that famously girdle the planet Saturn
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Some had just wrapped major projects or received reassurances about job security.—
Christopher Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025 -
Wilkinson brings the past to the table in this book that is a memoir wrapped in a cookbook.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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Quasi-moons differ from temporary mini-moons that occasionally orbit Earth such as 2024 PT5, which circled the planet for two months in 2024 and could be an ancient fragment that was blasted off of our primary moon.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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Pole dancers circled installations for night-long performances that wrapped around the venue interior.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
16 Sep. 2025
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Photos from the vigil showed supporters assembling around images of the conservative activist, surrounded by candles and other tributes.—
Sophia Compton , Andrea Margolis , Olivia Palombo,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Cassell said prosecutors may have hinted at that strategy in their initial probable cause affidavit that pointed out Kirk was surrounded by a large crowd, including people immediately adjacent and behind him.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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By Thursday morning, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Federal Detention Center in SeaTac, Washington, stands just a few minutes from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, a blocky concrete tower encircled by chain-link fencing and razor wire.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But Pynchon traversed California far and wide in his youth.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Much of the rest of the hike was dry and traversed gentle gravel bars or smooth limestone expanses, skirting the edges of grassy bluffs and rocky cliffs.—
Eva Frederick,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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An asteroid called 2024 PT5 orbited Earth for just 57 days in 2024 before slipping back into its solar orbit.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Spy satellites have orbited the Earth since the dawn of the Space Age.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
20 Aug. 2025
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Their house is ringed with more than a dozen cameras.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The flat plane, ringed by roads and segmented by straight paths, was orderly and open, an ideal stage for planting pavilions and managing crowds.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Girdled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girdled. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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