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circuit

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verb

as in to circle
to travel completely around after circuiting the exterior of the church, the procession headed inside

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Recent Examples of circuit
Noun
Nevertheless, Sarray is one of the best Japanese wrestlers on the circuit to date. Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Smith positions the avenging goddess in a horror-show hall of mirrors, with a closed-circuit video feed focused on Vindicatrix’s upraised arm gesturing in oath. Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
Attendees sipped more champagne, margaritas, and negronis and descended on trays of caviar blinis, dressed crab, lobster rolls, and mini meringues that circuited Langan’s three stories. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025 Seven Stars circuits the island of Kyushu over four days and three nights, with stops at onsens, shrines, and more cultural sites. Jd Shadel, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for circuit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circuit
Noun
  • Depending on the type of wine and where it was made, the circumference of the base of a 750-milliliter bottle can range from less than 2 to nearly 4 inches.
    Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
  • For context, the Earth's circumference is about 24,901 miles.
    Tom Costello, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Gambling addiction is a serious public health issue that prediction markets intensify by merging the addictive feedback loops of social media with casino-style wagering.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
  • This feedback loop can bear strange fruit.
    Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • However, tour participants will be able to hear the story of the settlement and visit the cemetery during their walk through the woods.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • These latest allegations against Jackson, who died in 2009 on the eve of a comeback tour, first appeared in the New York Times today.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The second floor will include offices for village, police, and community development administrators, as well as staff break rooms and conference spaces.
    Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Your fellow guests are likely to be a mix of local staycationing families on weekends and holidays, and those traveling on business or attending events during the week in the hotel’s conference facilities.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Helicopters were circling over 30 Rockefeller Plaza, home of NBC News, ahead of Charles' arrival.
    Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
  • All of it lands at a moment when Quinta do Lago inventory is tight, and buyers are still circling.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Values act as both a compass and a driving force, pointing you toward the right goals and motivating you to pursue them.
    Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Alignment lasers and the ship’s gyro-compass ensured the rotors were plumb and correctly oriented.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The astronauts will be aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, which will hitch a ride to Earth orbit atop the commercial spaceflight company's Falcon 9 rocket during a launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
  • SpaceX early on in the rocket’s career gave up trying to recover the center stage on Falcon Heavy flights, so that middle booster will instead fall into the Atlantic after its finishes the job of pushing the ViaSat payload on its way to a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The latest Assassin’s Creed adventure journeys to an old Nordic locale.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The luncheon honored Kerr for her commitment to wellness and social impact and raised critical funds to support Living Beauty's holistic wellness and healing programs, offered entirely free of charge to women navigating the cancer journey.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026

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“Circuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circuit. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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