environs 1 of 2

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as in outskirts
the districts adjacent to a city the city and its environs total about a million in population

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as in vicinity
an adjoining region or space you can get just about any kind of ethnic food in the environs of the university

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environs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of environ

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Recent Examples of environs
Plural noun
But Kapoor’s love for these oddballs and their environs is consistently infectious. Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2022 Beckham is clearly a celebrity befitting the LA environs. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2022 The beach environs is a reset of the yearslong Hyde Park event. Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2022 The offerings are perfectly paired with the transportive environs. William Li, Town & Country, 8 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for environs
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Plural Noun
  • Commissioner Andrew Brink said several new residences are in development in the area and the proposal seemed compatible with its surroundings.
    Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Spas are also offering treatments that emphasize connecting with natural surroundings.
    Caitlin Raux Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Jan. 2023
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  • The Ring of Fire surrounds much of the Pacific Ocean and is home to numerous oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and fault systems.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Another diagnostic option involves measuring amyloid beta and certain modified forms of tau in the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord, but collecting this fluid requires a lumbar puncture, which many people find too invasive.
    Robert Martone, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Environs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/environs. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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