as in surroundings
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded
the joys of growing up in the environment that a small town offers
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Recent Examples of environments
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a soft robotic skin that allows vine-like robots just a few millimeters wide to navigate tight and fragile environments.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Life in an urban jungle Things like paw prints left in cement and the Chicago rat hole serve as a reminder of urban ecology, or the study of how animals, plants and humans interact within city environments, Granatosky said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
In many ways, this gives Gen Z an advantage in today’s increasingly digital working environments—but that isn’t always the case.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
My top priorities are supporting students with special education needs, advancing equity and inclusion, ensuring fiscal responsibility, and maintaining safe, secure learning environments.
—Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Tucker, who’s represented by Excel Sports Management, has not used his injuries as an excuse or blamed Wrigley Field, which over the past three seasons ranks as one of the worst offensive environments in the majors, better than only Seattle’s T-Mobile Park.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Designed with wellness in mind, the center’s architecture and amenities, such as natural lighting and soothing environments, aim to support both medical and emotional health.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Their job is to film themselves carrying out tasks that Figure wants its robots to master—like interacting with kitchen environments, folding laundry, and carrying objects around.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
However, the ability to quantum tunnel was typically restricted to particles that didn’t interact with other particles or their environments.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Life in an urban jungle Things like paw prints left in cement and the Chicago rat hole serve as a reminder of urban ecology, or the study of how animals, plants and humans interact within city environments, Granatosky said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
In many ways, this gives Gen Z an advantage in today’s increasingly digital working environments—but that isn’t always the case.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
My top priorities are supporting students with special education needs, advancing equity and inclusion, ensuring fiscal responsibility, and maintaining safe, secure learning environments.
—Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Tucker, who’s represented by Excel Sports Management, has not used his injuries as an excuse or blamed Wrigley Field, which over the past three seasons ranks as one of the worst offensive environments in the majors, better than only Seattle’s T-Mobile Park.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Designed with wellness in mind, the center’s architecture and amenities, such as natural lighting and soothing environments, aim to support both medical and emotional health.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Their job is to film themselves carrying out tasks that Figure wants its robots to master—like interacting with kitchen environments, folding laundry, and carrying objects around.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
However, the ability to quantum tunnel was typically restricted to particles that didn’t interact with other particles or their environments.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for environments
Noun
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Our staff ranked the best playoff atmospheres among the four remaining teams.—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The team used global circulation models (GCMs) and computer simulations of entire planetary atmospheres to test this theory.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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McGregor recognizes that the work of translating between Western science and TEK is critical in certain contexts and applications, while there has also been significant cooption and misinterpretation.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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Blanket statements about boundaries are woefully inadequate because the contexts of our relationships matter.—
Margeaux Feldman,
Time,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While some neighborhoods have gotten attention, the progress has been uneven and isn't reaching the same critical mass of development and redevelopment success that has benefited the downtown area and its surrounds.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Grosvenor over a career spanning six decades created art that investigated the spatial relationship between the viewer, the work, and its surrounds.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
11 Sep. 2025
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Given that the host cities for next year’s World Cup stretch from Vancouver to Mexico City, adapting to different climates will be essential.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The crop thrives in temperate climates across countries such as China, Spain, Turkey, Mexico and the United States, with peak season running from mid-summer through early fall.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Environments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/environments. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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