verb
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to distribute circulars to
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to canvass or petition (people), as for support, votes, etc, by distributing letters, etc
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to make circular
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Origin of circularize
Example Sentences
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And there are ample opportunities to circularize the electronics industry.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 21, 2022
The plan called for a second burn, to circularize the remaining orbits.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2018
Planets that orbit close to their host stars in slightly eccentric orbits have another source of energy: the star will raise tides in these planets that tend to circularize the orbits.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
Many of its managers began to circularize the pension lists of cities, counties and corporations with the same plea.
From Time Magazine Archive
"It takes $3000 every time you circularize the constituency, you know——" He lounged toward the window and looked out again upon the pleasant, mellow scene around Fountain Square.
From The Sturdy Oak A composite Novel of American Politics by fourteen American authors by Elizabeth Garver Jordan
In addition to this, we circularized 1,000 businessmen in New York, Chicago and Philadelphia, as well as directors of large corporations, automobile executives, doctors, ministers and educators.
From Newsweek ● Apr. 5, 2015
From mailing-list brokers they bought 100,000 names, circularized them, got between five and six thousand replies.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Peace Award circularized all universities, colleges, law schools, inviting entries.
From Time Magazine Archive
He looked the other way when Martin L. Davey, onetime Congressman, circularized 40,000 Ohio Democrats on the subject of Baker-for-President.
From Time Magazine Archive
In accordance with this resolution the following societies were circularized, and asked to co-operate in the celebration: Societies: British Empire League; Caledonian Society; Canadian Club; Canadian Defence League; Daughters of the Empire, Niagara Falls, Ont.;
From Brock Centenary 1812-1912 by Various
Before long, zealous Dr. L&233;vitt was circularizing Connecticut voters with an appeal to form a new party, inviting replies to be addressed to him at the Department of Justice.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tirelessly circularizing small-town bankers and car owners, George Pepperdine sold that year $12,000 worth of tops, tires, gadgets.
From Time Magazine Archive
I'd look fine, wouldn't I, circularizing a dead story?
From Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories by Rex Ellingwood Beach
Twenty-five dollars of the cost of this circularizing the president paid out of his own pocket.
From Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the sixth annual meeting Rochester, New York, September 1 and 2, 1915 by Northern Nut Growers Association
The State was organized by counties and the speaking and circularizing were done under the immediate direction of the county chairmen.
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI by Ida Husted Harper
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