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environed

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past tense of environ

as in surrounded

to form a circle around a decaying, impoverished city environed by affluent suburbs

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Cherished relatives died alone in hospital rooms surrounded by sterile machines and an ever-rotating set of masked medical personnel.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
And at the L’Anse-Pleureuse rest area on Route 198, just outside Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis, the view of a lake surrounded by mountainous terrain is well worth a stop.

— Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026

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