circulate
verb (used without object)
to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point.
have been circulating
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present perfect progressiveof circulate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Tornado videos have been circulating online, taken from the neighbouring cities of Ezhou and Huanggang.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Although specific details about both the Zvernec and Sazan plans remain unclear, gushing descriptions from Ivanka Trump and renderings of the proposed resort posted by Kushner have been circulating for years.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Viewers have been circulating clips of Wilson reaching for Batula’s hands in one scene and consoling her in the bathroom as she cried in another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Videos of elated football fans celebrating in the capital, Kinshasa, have been circulating on social media.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
Various correspondents have asked me to say something about those lists of a hundred books that have been circulating through the world within the last few months.
From Studies in Literature by John Morley
