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• v  form a circle around
• v  bind with something round or circular
• s  being all around the edges; enclosing
  his encircling arms

• Should the juggernaut break through, the Chinese "Second Line" consisted of earthworks and entrenchments completely encircling Chinchow.
• Till the children left home, she focused her camera on her immediate periphery--the encircling mountains, her rural and small-town neighbors, her parents, her handsome husband and .
• However, major Virginia roads inside the Beltway encircling the capital will be reserved for official vehicles only.

• encircle
• circle
• gird
• skirting

News & Articles

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• Olympic hero Leo Manzano in search of sponsorship
  DES MOINES -- There are 19 billboard-sized Nike swooshes affixed to the concrete walls and iron railings encircling the outer boundary of the running track at the USA Track and Field national championships this weekend at Drake Stadium. There are four more swooshes placed on the infield, including one that is strategically placed at the finish line to appear in any photograph or video captured ...
  June 21, 2013 - Sports Illustrated
• Tim Layden: Leo Manzano in search of sponsorship
  DES MOINES -- There are 19 billboard-sized Nike swooshes affixed to the concrete walls and iron railings encircling the outer boundary of the running track at the USA Track and Field national championships this weekend at Drake Stadium. There are four more swooshes placed on the infield, including one that is strategically placed at the finish line to appear in any photograph or video captured ...
  June 21, 2013 - Sports Illustrated
• Dan Liljenquist: Three ways to restore trust in Utah A.G.'s office
  Public trust in the attorney general's office is at an all time low due to the allegations of corruption encircling former...
  June 20, 2013 - Deseret News

Quotes

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• Stephen Hadley in ABC News
  This is not about encircling Russia or anything else -- quite the contrary,Hadley said.
• Joseph Kabila in Xinhua
  Kabila, who was visiting Musienene in the eastern province of North Kivu, said: "From now to the end of March, the Ugandan army will pull back and the encircling operation against the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)."