Circled

A helicopter circled over us.

The hawk circled round in the sky.

The plane circled the airport twice after taking off.

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Tom circled the block looking for a place to park.

Vultures circled above the dead body.

Vultures circled over the dead bodies.

Tom circled three names on the list.

Why is Tom's name circled?

Like most astronomers before him, Ptolemy believed the Sun, Moon, and other planets circled the Earth. He thought that each space body moved in a small circle (an epicycle) that was itself orbiting Earth.