Thesaurus results for CONTEXTURES

contextures

noun

plural of contexture

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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The Audien Atom Pro 2 is designed for crystal-clear sound in environments like restaurants, while watching TV or at concerts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
This includes coordinated sensing across multiple domains and autonomous operations in contested, disconnected, and degraded environments.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

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Neither are ideal, but this hasn’t prevented City fans from generating a decent atmosphere inside their new surrounds, particularly during last season’s run-in when the final nine home games were all won.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
One skyscraper amidst a sea of them, the Four Seasons San Francisco at Embarcadero blends in with its surrounds.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026

Definition of surrounds

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Magnetic fields have implications for the structure of exoplanets and their atmospheres, according to Berger.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
This program, led by astronomer Megan Weiner Mansfield at the University of Maryland, is examining a group of 10 different lava worlds to see at which temperatures these planets tend to form atmospheres.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of atmospheres

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To Vecchi, Eco’s oeuvre is similarly a loose constellation of different works that, although produced for different audiences and contexts, speak to one another.

— Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026
This is especially true for students from educational contexts where academic writing was not part of their training.

— Saurabh Anand, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2026

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