circulate
verb (used without object)
to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point.
circulates
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present tense formof circulate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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But those strategies may need to be reconsidered if mammalian metabolism, rather than microbes, is responsible for much of what circulates in the body.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
The fan acts as a convection oven, an appliance that circulates hot air in order to cook food quickly and evenly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
As a scholar who researches the relationship between Christianity and fashion, I have traced how Christian imagery circulates in surprising forms.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
Because the ship left from Ushuaia in southern Argentina, the Andes virus is suspected because it circulates there.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
Pomp, who suffered the sickness as a child, circulates with me among the afflicted, bathing them comfortably and urging them to resist scratching and worrying at the sores, lest they rupture.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
