circulated

Passed from person

Circulated is the past tense of circulate, meaning to move in a circuit or pass from place to place.

Blood circulates through the body.

A rumor circulates through a community.

Money circulates when it passes from hand to hand in transactions.

The memo circulated among department heads.

Counterfeit bills had been circulating for months before anyone noticed.

distributed

disseminated

Spread widely abroad

scattered · spread · transmitted · permeated · radiated · proliferated · broadcast · shared

news

reported

Communicated formally

publicized · announced · gossip · hearsay · memo · bulletin · newsletter · petition · flyer · pamphlet

currency

banknotes

Paper currency notes

bills · tender · notes · coinage · denomination · counterfeit · treasury · reserve · issued · withdrawn

airflow

ventilation

Circulation of fresh air

  • draftPreliminary version of text
  • breezeLight, gentle air movement
  • currentDirected flow of charge

vent · fan · blower · exhaust · ductwork · conditioning · filtration · cooling · heating · purifier

traffic

routed

Overwhelmingly defeated

flow · congestion · roundabout · interchange · bypass · arterial · loop · one-way

social

mingled

Blended or socialized

hobnobbed · schmoozed · greeted · conversed · party · reception · gathering · gala · cocktails

Categories
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movement/flow

circulatedstagnated

Ceased all forward movement

blocked · obstructed · stopped · pooled · congested

information distribution

circulatedsuppressed

Forcibly held down

withheld · concealed · censored · hidden · hoarded

currency/coin status

circulateduncirculated

Never entered commerce

mint · pristine · mint condition · unissued · hoarded

Phrases
Family

circulate, circulation, circulating, circulates, circulatory, circulations, circulator, circulators

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