Major illnesses and injuries plunge a widecircle of loved ones into crisis.
Christianity Today (2000)
He systematically conspired with a widecircle of people to change the nature of his sport.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Definition of 'circle'
circle
(sɜːʳkəl)Explore 'circle' in the dictionary
countable noun
You can refer to a group of people as a circle when they meet each other regularly because they are friends or because they belong to the sameprofession or share the same interests.