circlet

noun

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as in ringlet

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Recent Examples of circlet Instead, you’ll be relegated to (gasp) manually pausing audio from the three-button control center on the right ear cup’s exterior circlet. — Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 28 Apr. 2023 But today most astronomers agree that these young-looking circlets are likely to be scarcely more than 100 million years old, the remnants of a multimoon destruction derby perhaps. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 7 Feb. 2024 As for tiaras: Brace yourselves, ye lovers of grandeur and glitter, for there are distressing reports that, as part of scaling down and cutting back on the glitter factor, Catherine, the Princess of Wales and the next queen, will wear not a tiara but a circlet of flowers. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circlet
  1. ringlet
  2. ring
  3. round
  4. loop
  5. oval
  6. circle
Noun
  • Roan often wears her hair down in soft red ringlets letting her bangs fall loose for a naturally graceful, modern look.
    — Irene Coltrinari, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The Revenge of the Nerds actress recalled mimicking Stephanie's character, from using the iconic '90s-style ringlet curls that Stephanie wore right down to her sassy catchphrase.
    — Rachel Flynn, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Definition of ringlet
Noun
  • There are two executions: one with teal elements on the continents and city ring and another with the continents and city ring in gray.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Behind the microphone, Foreman revealed contrasting sides of a personality of the man who already made his mark in the ring.
    — Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of ring
Noun
  • Gall quickly submitted Punk in the first round to hand the WWE legend the loss.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Look at a team such as Drake, whose roster was heavily composed of Division II transfers, which made a run to the second round as a No. 11 seed.
    — Seattle Times, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of round
Noun
  • The high-rise jeans hit right at the ankle and are designed with pockets, a zipper fly, and belt loops.
    — Amy Schulman, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Two-step leadership involves reframing those losses as loops, not cliffs.
    — Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of loop
Noun
  • Original price: $19.99 Retro oval sunglasses are a must-have this spring.
    — Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Bill Mott trained 1990s superstar Cigar, whose statue overlooks the paddock walking ring at Gulfstream Park – the only horse so honored at the Hallandale Beach racing oval.
    — Clark Spencer, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of oval
Noun
  • Demons move in waves over cliffs slick with rain, cultists chanting in perfect circles, pentagrams glowing beneath their feet.
    — Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The idea gained additional attention in right-wing circles after Republican Tennessee Representative Andy Ogles in January proposed changing the Constitution to allow Trump to serve a third term in office.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of circle

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“Circlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circlet. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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