as in to surround
to form a circle around
a decaying, impoverished city environed by affluent suburbs
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“Environ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/environ. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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