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as in encompassing
to form a circle around
she was surrounded by cheering fans within moments of scoring the winning goal
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Recent Examples of surrounding
Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
Since then, the bustling market serves the surrounding and significant Latino community and others.
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Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
The design is open and clean, with a deliberate choice to draw the surrounding scenery deep into the interior of the home.
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Bridget Borgobello
july 03,
New Atlas,
4 July 2026
The agency also adopted additional security measures, such as surrounding the president with bullet-resistant glass at outdoor events.
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Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
The constant development of Charlotte and surrounding areas has added a plethora of other issues for the rescue.
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Maveah Griffith,
Charlotte Observer,
3 July 2026
From the frantic frenzy surrounding royal nuptials to the way the internet dissected every possible clue from Zendaya and Tom Holland before they were revealed to have officially tied the knot, weddings like these are a cultural event.
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Amanda Le,
InStyle,
3 July 2026
The silo then toppled and the surrounding area became engulfed in the fire.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
Prosecutors reviewed footage of the days leading up to the explosion, finding that a man wearing a fishing hat repeatedly cased the apartment building and surrounding area.
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Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
My tick was a few millimeters long and teardrop-shaped, with a brick-red abdomen surrounding the black shield on its back—hallmarks of an adult female deer tick.
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Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
Adjective
The system, which serves 100,000 residents in Iowa City and its surrounding, mostly rural communities, typifies the challenges most libraries face.
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Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
Since then, the bustling market serves the surrounding and significant Latino community and others.
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Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
The council would then examine the details surrounding the change before passing an ordinance expanding those voting rights.
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Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
The design is open and clean, with a deliberate choice to draw the surrounding scenery deep into the interior of the home.
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Bridget Borgobello
july 03,
New Atlas,
4 July 2026
The agency also adopted additional security measures, such as surrounding the president with bullet-resistant glass at outdoor events.
—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
The constant development of Charlotte and surrounding areas has added a plethora of other issues for the rescue.
—
Maveah Griffith,
Charlotte Observer,
3 July 2026
From the frantic frenzy surrounding royal nuptials to the way the internet dissected every possible clue from Zendaya and Tom Holland before they were revealed to have officially tied the knot, weddings like these are a cultural event.
—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
3 July 2026
The silo then toppled and the surrounding area became engulfed in the fire.
—
ABC News,
3 July 2026
Prosecutors reviewed footage of the days leading up to the explosion, finding that a man wearing a fishing hat repeatedly cased the apartment building and surrounding area.
—
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
My tick was a few millimeters long and teardrop-shaped, with a brick-red abdomen surrounding the black shield on its back—hallmarks of an adult female deer tick.
—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surrounding
Adjective
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The saints’ days are celebrated, the great days of history are celebrated, and they’re celebrated with this sort of enormous exuberance and deep investment that is somehow very, very touching, very embracing, and very inclusive.
Verb
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Cheers roared from the crowd encircling the concrete arena as two skateboarders slammed into each other at top speed.
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Styled by Brad Goreski, Moore wore a custom cobalt blue Self Portrait gown with an oversized bow encircling the hips, falling into a train.
Adjective
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Znotins acknowledges that the airline makes prices for those non-connecting trips expensive to discourage non-connecting customers from booking them.
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Gateway is modified to first repair the old 1910 tunnel immediately and construct a more economical new tunnel (without expensive and unneeded bench walls and cross-connecting passageways) and link it directly into Penn Station.
Verb
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Maps published by the Israeli government show the pilot zones encompassing the villages of Froun, Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh and Ghandouriyeh, but commentators question their value, noting Israel does not have a significant presence in those villages.
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The affected zone stretches from Caracas to Puerto Cabello, roughly 130 miles west of the capital, encompassing some of Venezuela’s most densely populated urban corridors.
Adjective
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Furthermore, Morris believes that the tvScientific acquisition expands Pinterest’s reach into connected TV advertising, expanding the value of the platform’s users offsite.
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By simply looking at the exam paper, the glasses could transmit questions to a connected AI large language models, which generated answers and displayed them on the lenses.
Verb
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The evening of the shoot, there was frequent hum of tourist helicopters circling the island, and a few party boats blasting music, which threatened to put a damper on the plans.
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Minutes later the pike was just under the surface, circling close to the boat.
Adjective
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In the backyard, guests will find a large swimming pool with an attached jacuzzi and a two-car garage.
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Outdoors, a large rectangular swimming pool bordered by red bricks and a flagstone terrace anchors a sprawling backyard filled with flat lawns and towering trees, and topping it all off is a separate guesthouse, plus a basketball court next to an attached three-car garage.
Verb
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All night long there was the ringing clatter of picks and shovels; the Germans were digging trenches in the frozen ground.
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The Musical on the West End Wedding bells are ringing for actress Ana Villafañe.
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“Surrounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrounding. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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