Thesaurus results for RINGED

ringed

verb

Definition of ringed

past tense of ring

as in surrounded

to form a circle around tall cypress trees ringing the park

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as in circled

to travel completely around the line of season ticket buyers ringed the block

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Recent Examples of ringed The young sun was ringed by a rotating disk of gas and dust with the first building blocks of planets taking shape within it. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The lunar reactors would likely be ringed by no-go zones to reduce radiation risk for astronauts and machines, experts said. — Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Outside a rehearsal space in this city ringed by mountains, opera singer Michael Kuhn was practicing fly casting. — Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2026 If your glasses always come out of the dishwasher looking cloudy or your faucets are ringed with white residue, hard water could be the reason. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 Standard galactic black holes are ringed by a thick doughnut of gas and dust, which can block most X-rays. — Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026 The site sits in South Memphis, where the surrounding neighborhoods are predominantly Black and ringed by industry that long predates xAI. — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026 At its heart is the main pool ringed by lounge chairs and a pair of whirlpools. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 Where to Stay The anchor property that started it all, ringed with trees and replete with villas. — Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ringed

Verb

At this season of my life, to be so warmly received by audiences and surrounded by so much love is a gift beyond words.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026
Things got uglier when Greenlaw was surrounded by Seahawks players, Jones stepped up to him despite not wearing his helmet, and then Greenlaw headbutted Jones.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of surrounded

Verb

Flight data shows the plane turned around over Ireland and circled for a few hours, apparently to burn off fuel.

— Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026
Indeed, Schwab took a pitch right on the play and pulled up to throw as Drew circled out of the pocket to the left.

— Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of circled

Verb

On Sunday, the group effectively encircled the key city of Taiz after cutting the main supply route linking it to the interim government capital of Aden.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026
With that official, the Astros encircled Espada in the visitors’ batting cage at Sutter Health Park.

— Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of encircled

Verb

Some dwarf stars are small, dim stars that can be orbited by other dwarf stars or planets.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026
Ellison revealed a logo menu that had Skydance front and center and large, orbited by tiny icons for brands like Warners and Paramount (along with CBS, HBO Max, DC, CNN and, perhaps just to balance out the graphic, Nickelodeon).

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of orbited

Verb

Concerns over driverless robotaxis, such as the Waymo vehicles that have traversed the Atlanta streets since last year, are also reasonable.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 11 Oct. 2026
So while Waddington’s landscape looked like a static territory waiting to be traversed, the real landscape changes as cells develop.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026