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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.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Police said the investigation remains active, and officers are continuing to gather information regarding the circumstances surrounding the incident.
—Alexandra Koch , Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
There’s been a weird weather quirk surrounding the national soccer teams that have made base camps in the Kansas City area.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
The foundation aims to find new ways to expand today’s tent of philanthropists dedicated to improving their surrounding areas.
—James Pollard, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
The crust and top of the mantle make up another area called the lithosphere, which acts like a skin surrounding the Earth's surface.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Follow live updates throughout the day on traffic, the game and events surrounding the match.
—AJC.com, 15 June 2026
The heat will also impact Sacramento, Modesto, Merced, Fresno and surrounding foothill communities.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
The launch marks a significant milestone for Apple after months of scrutiny surrounding delays to advanced Siri features.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 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.
—Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Since then, the bustling market serves the surrounding and significant Latino community and others.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
However, Suzanne Taheri, an attorney representing Greeley Demands Better, said the Telluride case differs from the circumstances surrounding Cascadia.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Police said the investigation remains active, and officers are continuing to gather information regarding the circumstances surrounding the incident.
—Alexandra Koch , Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
There’s been a weird weather quirk surrounding the national soccer teams that have made base camps in the Kansas City area.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
The foundation aims to find new ways to expand today’s tent of philanthropists dedicated to improving their surrounding areas.
—James Pollard, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
The crust and top of the mantle make up another area called the lithosphere, which acts like a skin surrounding the Earth's surface.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Follow live updates throughout the day on traffic, the game and events surrounding the match.
—AJC.com, 15 June 2026
The heat will also impact Sacramento, Modesto, Merced, Fresno and surrounding foothill communities.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
The launch marks a significant milestone for Apple after months of scrutiny surrounding delays to advanced Siri features.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 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.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
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Bad weather postponed a major construction project on Atlanta's primary highway encircling the city last weekend, but now the traffic chaos is here.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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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.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Crunchyroll increasingly views the business through a wider ecosystem encompassing theatrical releases, merchandise, gaming, live events and online communities.—
Lin Ying-Hsuan,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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Over one eight-game stretch—encompassing the final first-round game against Atlanta, the four-game sweep of Philadelphia, and the first three conference finals wins over Cleveland, Bridges shot 69% from the field.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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The critical question is whether these realities remain connected.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
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JioHotstar’s Bharath Ram cited nearly 100 million connected televisions in India as context for the platform’s accelerating CTV push, while Soni said YouTube now reaches more than 75 million Indian adults aged 18 and above on connected TV screens.—
Lin Ying-Hsuan,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Other wearable tech companies have been circling this space.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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Soon the sky would grow thick with circling helicopters and would stay that way for more than a week, the cutting of their rotor blades ominous and heartbreaking.—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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According to Ars, the PrK module will be decommissioned and no longer pressurized until that happens, which could greatly limit the use of its attached dock.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
18 June 2026
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Additionally, the building has access to an attached garage.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Verb
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My ears are still ringing from the most joyful celebrations outside the stadium.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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But concerns about the IPO poured in before the opening bell even started ringing.—
Zachary Karabell,
Washington Post,
16 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Surrounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrounding. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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