Circulate
verb
To move around from place to place or from person to person.
Rumors of the actor's retirement circulated around the internet.
Often appears as...
- circulate rumors
- circulate information
verb
To move in a circle or circuit.
The blood circulates through the veins and arteries.
Often appears as...
- circulate blood
- circulate air
verb
To provide and manage the distribution of.
The magazine circulates 50,000 copies every month.
Often appears as...
- circulate books
- circulate newspapers
verb
To move around from place to place or from person to person.
Rumors of the actor's retirement circulated around the internet.
Often appears as...
- circulate rumors
- circulate information
verb
To move in a circle or circuit.
The blood circulates through the veins and arteries.
Often appears as...
- circulate blood
- circulate air
verb
To provide and manage the distribution of.
The magazine circulates 50,000 copies every month.
Often appears as...
- circulate books
- circulate newspapers
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Pro Tip 1/3Personal Gossip
Often used when discussing rumors that are shared among people.
I heard the gossip about the new manager circulate in the office.
Pro Tip 2/3Viral Spread
Describes how quickly something can spread across the internet or through social media.
The video of the singing dog circulated rapidly online.
Pro Tip 3/3Continuous Movement
Implies a regular or ongoing movement but not necessarily in a physical ring or loop.
The waiters circulated through the room, offering appetizers.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Gossip
Often used when discussing rumors that are shared among people.
I heard the gossip about the new manager circulate in the office.
Pro Tip 2/3Viral Spread
Describes how quickly something can spread across the internet or through social media.
The video of the singing dog circulated rapidly online.
Pro Tip 3/3Continuous Movement
Implies a regular or ongoing movement but not necessarily in a physical ring or loop.
The waiters circulated through the room, offering appetizers.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Gossip
Often used when discussing rumors that are shared among people.
I heard the gossip about the new manager circulate in the office.
Pro Tip 2/3Viral Spread
Describes how quickly something can spread across the internet or through social media.
The video of the singing dog circulated rapidly online.
Pro Tip 3/3Continuous Movement
Implies a regular or ongoing movement but not necessarily in a physical ring or loop.
The waiters circulated through the room, offering appetizers.
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Rick Guidotti: From...
People magazine did a great story. So it was circulating, people were saying all this great stuff. It was fantastic. So I was getting calls, though. Getting calls from the U.K., saying, well we just saw this spread, can you come photograph our kids with this condition? We have a support group here, can you come meet our families?
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How do brain scans work?...
But this technique has the lowest time resolution of all because it takes minutes for the tracer to circulate and changes to show up. These techniques collectively help doctors and scientists connect what happens in the brain with our behavior. But they’re also limited by how much we still don't know.
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Under the hood: The...
the heat that remains in the engine block needs to be absorbed, transported, and dissipated to protect the metal components from deforming or even melting. This is where the cooling system comes in. A liquid gets circulated throughout the engine, but what kind of liquid can absorb all that heat?
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Misconceptions about...
showed that the virus that circulates among the dogs is the same virus that circulates in wildlife and importantly studies for instance in Serengeti National Park have shown that if you vaccinate dogs around the park you do not only reduce the numbers of rebus cases to zero in dogs but also in
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What does the pancreas...
they need to grow and function. People with diabetes also tend to have higher levels of glucagon, which makes even more sugar circulate. Without this internal health coach, our sugar levels would go haywire, and we wouldn't be able to digest important nutrients. But like any coach,
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What happens to your...
your lungs fill up with air composed of numerous gases and compounds. Most important among these are oxygen molecules, which bind to the hemoglobin in your red blood cells. Blood then circulates throughout your body, bringing essential oxygen to all your cells.
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Heart 101 PIPE National...
and help keep the blood moving. They are the tricuspid, mitral, pulmonary, and aortic valves. A pumping cycle starts when oxygen repleted blood returns to the heart after circulating throughout the body. The blood enters through the right atrium before flowing
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How did clouds get their...
Once they had been named and classified, clouds became easier to understand as the visible signs of otherwise invisible atmospheric processes. Clouds write a kind of journal on the sky that allows us to understand the circulating patterns
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How caffeine and alcohol...
of about five to six hours. What that means is that after about five to six hours 50 percent of that caffeine that you had is still circulating in your system. What that also means is that caffeine has a quarter-life
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Bees Kill A Giant Hornet...
quarters that the Queen and her dynasty are in danger of overheating so workers create our conditioning keeping a steady flow of fresh air circulating being
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Rick Guidotti: From...
People magazine did a great story. So it was circulating, people were saying all this great stuff. It was fantastic. So I was getting calls, though. Getting calls from the U.K., saying, well we just saw this spread, can you come photograph our kids with this condition? We have a support group here, can you come meet our families?
Video examples
How do brain scans work?...
But this technique has the lowest time resolution of all because it takes minutes for the tracer to circulate and changes to show up. These techniques collectively help doctors and scientists connect what happens in the brain with our behavior. But they’re also limited by how much we still don't know.
Video examples
Under the hood: The...
the heat that remains in the engine block needs to be absorbed, transported, and dissipated to protect the metal components from deforming or even melting. This is where the cooling system comes in. A liquid gets circulated throughout the engine, but what kind of liquid can absorb all that heat?
Video examples
Misconceptions about...
showed that the virus that circulates among the dogs is the same virus that circulates in wildlife and importantly studies for instance in Serengeti National Park have shown that if you vaccinate dogs around the park you do not only reduce the numbers of rebus cases to zero in dogs but also in
Video examples
What does the pancreas...
they need to grow and function. People with diabetes also tend to have higher levels of glucagon, which makes even more sugar circulate. Without this internal health coach, our sugar levels would go haywire, and we wouldn't be able to digest important nutrients. But like any coach,
Video examples
What happens to your...
your lungs fill up with air composed of numerous gases and compounds. Most important among these are oxygen molecules, which bind to the hemoglobin in your red blood cells. Blood then circulates throughout your body, bringing essential oxygen to all your cells.
Video examples
Heart 101 PIPE National...
and help keep the blood moving. They are the tricuspid, mitral, pulmonary, and aortic valves. A pumping cycle starts when oxygen repleted blood returns to the heart after circulating throughout the body. The blood enters through the right atrium before flowing
Video examples
How did clouds get their...
Once they had been named and classified, clouds became easier to understand as the visible signs of otherwise invisible atmospheric processes. Clouds write a kind of journal on the sky that allows us to understand the circulating patterns
Video examples
How caffeine and alcohol...
of about five to six hours. What that means is that after about five to six hours 50 percent of that caffeine that you had is still circulating in your system. What that also means is that caffeine has a quarter-life
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Bees Kill A Giant Hornet...
quarters that the Queen and her dynasty are in danger of overheating so workers create our conditioning keeping a steady flow of fresh air circulating being
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Dawn Foster
British Journalist
Council housing works because it pays for itself relatively quickly: the rent paid by tenants covers the building costs in the long term, and eventually makes a profit for the local authority, which continues to invest in the local area. The money continues to circulate within the community rather than simply boosting the profits of landlords.
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Song Joong-ki
South Korean Actor
To be honest, I'm a little upset these days. My family has been exposed to the media. Some people break into our house. My ex-girlfriend's photos are circulating online. To say that these are things I need to endure for the sake of celebrity... that's sad. I want to respectfully request that my private life remain private.
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Julie Payette
Canadian Politician
We have fans that circulate air in the cabin of the module of the space shuttle. They're running all the time. They're absolutely necessary because, otherwise, you will breathe your own CO2 and intoxicate yourself quite fast.
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Cory Gardner
American Politician
I have signed the personhood petition. I have taken the petitions to my church and circulating into my church. And I have a legislative record that backs up my support for life.
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Audre Lorde
American Poet
When we create out of our experiences, as feminists of color, women of color, we have to develop those structures that will present and circulate our culture.
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Deepak Chopra
American Speaker
Your immune cells are like a circulating nervous system. Your nervous system in fact is a circulating nervous system. It thinks. It's conscious.
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Frans Timmermans
Dutch Politician
Given the amount of money circulating in the sport, European taxpayers and supporters are entitled to know how their clubs are being managed.
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Xavier Rudd
Australian Musician
Playing yidaki, for me, is a meditation. It's incredibly deep breathing, but also, it's a structured process where you're circulating air.
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Marine Le Pen
French Politician
How can we think we are protected if terrorists can move around freely, if weapons can circulate freely?
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Walead Beshty
American Photographer
I was interested in making work that physically changed as it circulated through the art world.
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Dawn Foster
British Journalist
Council housing works because it pays for itself relatively quickly: the rent paid by tenants covers the building costs in the long term, and eventually makes a profit for the local authority, which continues to invest in the local area. The money continues to circulate within the community rather than simply boosting the profits of landlords.
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Song Joong-ki
South Korean Actor
To be honest, I'm a little upset these days. My family has been exposed to the media. Some people break into our house. My ex-girlfriend's photos are circulating online. To say that these are things I need to endure for the sake of celebrity... that's sad. I want to respectfully request that my private life remain private.
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Julie Payette
Canadian Politician
We have fans that circulate air in the cabin of the module of the space shuttle. They're running all the time. They're absolutely necessary because, otherwise, you will breathe your own CO2 and intoxicate yourself quite fast.
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Cory Gardner
American Politician
I have signed the personhood petition. I have taken the petitions to my church and circulating into my church. And I have a legislative record that backs up my support for life.
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Audre Lorde
American Poet
When we create out of our experiences, as feminists of color, women of color, we have to develop those structures that will present and circulate our culture.
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Deepak Chopra
American Speaker
Your immune cells are like a circulating nervous system. Your nervous system in fact is a circulating nervous system. It thinks. It's conscious.
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Frans Timmermans
Dutch Politician
Given the amount of money circulating in the sport, European taxpayers and supporters are entitled to know how their clubs are being managed.
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Xavier Rudd
Australian Musician
Playing yidaki, for me, is a meditation. It's incredibly deep breathing, but also, it's a structured process where you're circulating air.
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Marine Le Pen
French Politician
How can we think we are protected if terrorists can move around freely, if weapons can circulate freely?
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Walead Beshty
American Photographer
I was interested in making work that physically changed as it circulated through the art world.
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