circulating

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Definition

Adjective:
- Passing from one to another: Describes something that is moving or being transferred among people, places, or systems. This often refers to items like money, information, or fluids.
- In general use or motion: Indicates something that is currently active, available, or being used within a system or group.

Usage Examples

Adjective:
- The circulating library had a great selection of novels. (The library where books are passed from one borrower to another had a great selection of novels.)
- Rumors were circulating about the company's future. (Rumors were passing from one person to another about the company's future.)
- The patient has poor circulating blood volume. (The patient has a poor amount of blood moving through their vascular system.)

Advanced Usage

"In circulating": being actively distributed or passed around.
- Several versions of the document are in circulating, causing confusion. (Several versions of the document are being passed around, causing confusion.)

Variants and Related Words

Circulate (verb): To move or cause to move continuously or freely through a closed system or area; to pass from place to place or person to person.
- Fans help to circulate air in the room.
Circulation (noun): The movement or passage of something through a system; the public availability or distribution of something.
- The newspaper has a wide circulation.
Circulatory (adjective): Relating to the circulation of blood or sap.
- The circulatory system is vital for health.

Synonyms

Related Phrases

Circulating capital (Economics): Assets that are consumed in the process of production, like raw materials, as opposed to fixed capital.
- The business needed to increase its circulating capital to buy more supplies.
Circulating medium (Economics): Something, like money, that is commonly used to facilitate transactions.
- Gold coins were once a primary circulating medium.

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