verb
1 liquid/gas/air
ADVERB
▪ freely
▪
Air can ~ freely through the tunnels.
PREPOSITION
▪ around , round ( esp. BrE )
▪
The heart ~s blood around the body.
▪ in
▪
sugar circulating in the bloodstream
▪ through
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Blood ~s through the arteries and veins.
2 story, idea, information, etc.
ADVERB
▪ widely
▪
The book was ~d widely in Russia.
▪ freely
PREPOSITION
▪ among
▪
newspapers circulating among minority communities
▪ around , round ( esp. BrE )
▪
There's a story circulating around the office that you are about to leave.
▪ to
▪
The document will be ~d to all members.
Circulate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ air , ↑ blood , ↑ coin , ↑ copy , ↑ gossip , ↑ rumour , ↑ story
Circulate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ agenda , ↑ copy , ↑ document , ↑ information , ↑ memo , ↑ minute , ↑ pamphlet , ↑ petition