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as in crowd
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
a gaming ring that meets once a week to play
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as in call
a communication by telephone
give me a ring when you're ready to go
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as in to surround
to form a circle around
tall cypress trees ringing the park
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as in to circle
to travel completely around
the line of season ticket buyers ringed the block
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Recent Examples of ring
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
In the film, there’s footage of him in the MMA ring, teaching jiu-jitsu, training at the gym, playing guitar, and spending time with his wife and their dog.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
Paul Newman, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Tinnitus causes persistent sounds such as ringing, hissing, buzzing or whooshing in the ears.
—Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
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Noun
Some of Rhodes’ family members joined him in the ring to celebrate the title.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
In the film, there’s footage of him in the MMA ring, teaching jiu-jitsu, training at the gym, playing guitar, and spending time with his wife and their dog.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
Verb
Yet Ben Stokes, the one-time gifted problem child of the English game, faces India this week in the first of two defining series in his Test captaincy with the ringing endorsement of some of the most successful and high-profile figures to have held the post.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Tinnitus causes persistent sounds such as ringing, hissing, buzzing or whooshing in the ears.
—Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
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“Ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ring. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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