Circle and Outline

Circle

Circle verb - To form a circle around.

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Outline and circle are semantically related in trace a line around topic. In some cases you can use "Outline" instead a verb "Circle".

Nearby Words: circular, circled, circlet, circling

Outline verb - To draw or make apparent the outline of.

Usage example: she carefully outlined the tree before she started drawing in the leaves

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Circle and outline are semantically related in trace a line around topic. Sometimes you can use "Circle" instead a verb "Outline".

Nearby Words: outlined, outlining

close	close circle	close outline
good	good circle	good outline
similar	similar circle	similar outline
perfect	perfect circle	perfect outline
Other adjectives: square, original, green, rough, popular, entire, real, big, blue, white, glowing, yellow, colored, gigantic, giant.

The Mars Volta song "Televators" has a lyric "Mark these words/ One day this chalk outline will circle this city."

Source: Chalk Outline
Specifically, his logo is a red lightning bolt in a white circle with a red outline.

Source: Comic Book / DC Rebirth
Archie: A seizure-inducing circle outline (representing a spotlight, perhaps) pans across to present the stars of the show.

Source: Framed Face Opening

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