circulate
verb (used without object)
to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point.
circulated
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past participleof circulate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof circulate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
circulateverb (used without object)to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point.
Example Sentences
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Ross Kelbaugh, a researcher and collector of most of the photos in the exhibition, said perhaps it was circulated at abolitionist meetings to ask: "How could this 'institution' keep these little girls enslaved?"
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Blair’s rep decried reports that have circulated regarding the details of the mid-flight episode, writing to “correct the record.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Multiple Sundial staff members quit in protest, while some circulated a petition calling for the publication to cease operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Alias told the BBC he had not commissioned, paid for, approved or circulated videos on social media.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
We kids played among ourselves or circulated among the various groups, observing the domino game, snatching boiled chicken hearts or livers, carrying mysterious messages from the older boys to the older girls.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
