as in to surround
to form a circle around
a decaying, impoverished city environed by affluent suburbs
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There's Union Terminal, surrounded by bright green trees and a streetcar that bisects the edge of Queensgate.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025 -
Cooked over a crackling fire, surrounded by pitch pines, lightning bugs and scurrying squirrels, even something simple like a skillet of nachos can go from good to remarkable.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 July 2025
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“Environ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/environ. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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