as in surroundings
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded
the whole contexture of Las Vegas is focused on escapism
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To prevent hantavirus, Marcos recommends wearing gloves and a mask in environments where mice might be present, such as cleaning a basement.—
Melissa Rudy , Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
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Some of those leaders prefer closed environments akin to Idaho’s Sun Valley, where outsiders are barred and journalists are kept at a safe distance.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
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In the sanitized and alienating new surrounds, with the camaraderie of the early Hyperion days but a faint memory, long-simmering discontent about working conditions wouldn’t take long to boil over.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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While the large spring-fed lake serves as the centerpiece of this area, there’s much more to Lake Geneva and its surrounds.—
Katy Spratte Joyce,
Midwest Living,
31 Mar. 2026
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Arimatsu’s team is continuing the search for atmospheres around other TNOs by relying on stellar occultation observations.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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Unlike most exoplanet studies, which focus on atmospheres, astronomers analyzed heat emitted from this planet's surface.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
4 May 2026
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There are other contexts worth considering at this moment.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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In contrast, institutionalized Western medicine redefined sassafras through laboratory experimentation, largely detached from these contexts of use.—
Kari Traylor,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Contextures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contextures. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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