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You could do this: Function[{a, b, c, d, e}, Graphics[{{PointSize@Medium, Point[{a, b, c, d, e}]}, Line[{{a,b}, {a,c}, {a,d}, {a,e}, {b,c}, {b,d}, {c, e}}]}]]@@CirclePoints[5] I used a Function to localize the variables and then applied it to the desired points with @@.

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The answer is no. The 1st argument of With does not allow destructuring. It only accepts a list of simple assignments. I would rewrite the example you give as Module[{a, b, c, d, e}, {a, b, c, d, e} = CirclePoints[5]; Graphics[ {{PointSize @ Medium, Point[{a, b, c, d, e}]}, Line[{{a, b}, {a, c}, {a, d}, {a, e}, {b, c}, {b, d}, {c, e}}]}]]

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ClearAll[a, b]; a := 1 + 1 b = Sqrt Is this acceptable? foo = # /. Join @@ Cases[#, s_Symbol :> OwnValues[s], ∞, Heads->True] &; foo @ Hold[a + b[c]] Hold[(1 + 1) + Sqrt[c]] Update As OP has noticed I've missed the fact that ReadProtected symbols won't show its OwnValues. We could do something like s_Symbol /; FreeQ[ Attributes[s], ...

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The $is a symbol used by Mathematica to generate local variable names for variables that are confined to a particular scope. For instance, if you run Module[{x}, Print[x]] you'll find it prints something like x$4456. This is the name Mathematica gave the variable to distinguish it from any other x's outside the Module.

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Why is this happening The explanation was basically given by ciao in comments. You can also find a lot of information on this in this great answer of Mr.Wizard. I will perhaps try to view it from a somewhat different perspective. To understand what happens, one should go back and consider what happens when we enter and execute some code. The steps are ...

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