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noun

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as in environment
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded observing how the survival techniques of primates vary with the ambient

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adjective

as in peripheral

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“Ambient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambient. Accessed 4 Dec. 2022.

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