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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“I don’t hear any noises,” he said, pacing a raised floor above a chamber that circulates air to cool servers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
It therefore circulates less easily from one generation to the next.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 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
The Andes virus, which circulates in Argentina and Chile and is mainly spread among the long-tailed pygmy rice rat, is the only hantavirus strain known to be able to transmit from human to human.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
Dr. Alfred Gregory, Mine Medical Staff The Spanish influenza is nothing more than the old grip or la grippe, which circulates from time to time.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
