Circle and Flank

Circle

Circle verb - To form a circle around.

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Synonyms for Circle

Antonyms for Circle

Flank and circle are semantically related In some cases you can use "Flank" instead a verb "Circle".

Nearby Words: circular, circled, circlet, circling

Flank

Flank verb - To be adjacent to.

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Synonyms for Flank

Circle and flank are semantically related in border topic. Sometimes you can use "Circle" instead a verb "Flank", if it concerns topics such as surround.

Nearby Words: flanked, flanking, flanker

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How words are described

entire	entire circle	entire flank
new	new circle	new flank
glowing	glowing circle	glowing flank

Common collocations

fire	circle fire	flank fire
area	circle area	flank area
map	circle map	flank map
ship	circle ship	flank ship
Other words: enemy, units, creatures.

Both words in one sentence

Enemies would work in squads, provide covering fire for each other, advance under covering fire, fire from behind cover intelligently, and use cover to flank and circle around the player instead of charging straight for him and making themselves an open target in the process.

Source: Artificial Brilliance
It's not all bad, though: thanks to their submachine guns, Engineers and Pioneers are much better at suppressing enemy infantry while your rifle squads circle around to flank them.

Source: Video Game / Company of Heroes

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