closed circle

collocation in English

meaningsofclosedandcircle

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closed
adjective
uk
/kləʊzd/us
/kloʊzd/
not ...
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circle
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.kəl/us
/ˈsɝː.kəl/
a continuous curved line, the points of which are always the same distance away from a fixed central point, or the area inside such ...
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(Definition ofclosedandcirclefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofclosed circle

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Without loss of generality, the line can be arranged into aclosedcircleso that no bordering cases need to be considered.
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Second, theclosedcircleof interviews provides a setting for not only eliciting claims and concerns, but for working toward some kind of agreement.
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Historically, in mensural notation, this has been represented as aclosedcirclefor a time signature.
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The point is that laws can be created, that are then kept confidential, within a certainclosedcircle.
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It also expresses ' ' alone-ness, ' ' the ' 'closedcircle' ' of selfhood.
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The number above the centromere (bigclosedcircle) shows the chromosome number.
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This topic is far too important to be permitted to be left exclusively to aclosedcirclein which far-reaching options are decided on.
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It is said that recruitment is kept to aclosedcircle, and that its members are taken too narrowly from one social group.
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We are regarded as being aclosedcircle.
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The whole question of deer capacity and why certain deer are encouraged for their big antlers or for good venison meat is aclosedcircle.
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If that does not happen, we tend to get aclosedcircle.
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Its trading policy should move much more towards a free trade area concept rather than the concept of aclosedcirclesitting behind a tariff wall.
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The project is designed to show war as aclosedcircleof absurd, self-destructive futility.
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He faulted federal regulators for failing to listen to warnings from outside aclosedcircleof advisors.
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The linear segment is complementary to a portion of theclosedcirclecreating a partially double stranded region.
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When freedom is practiced in aclosedcircle, it fades into a dream, becomes a mere image of itself.
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Originally, the dancers formed aclosedcircle, and this is still largely true today.
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Dancers form aclosedcircle, putting their hands on each other's shoulders.
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They were usually danced in aclosedcirclewith men and women interspersed and holding hands.
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Aclosedcircleargument is one that is unfalsifiable.
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