environments

plural of environment

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Recent Examples of environments Engineers use computer models and artificial intelligence to screen materials for these harsh environments. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026 The approaches may differ, the personalities may differ and the environments definitely differ. Elise Devlin, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Adding to the potential confusion, there are true plants that live in coastal marine environments, often inhabiting the same ecosystems as seaweeds. Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 And in one case, AI models even worked together to break free from their test environments. Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026 Architecture is morphing into a pan-disciplinary practice, where architects leave conventional practice to apply their thinking at the intersection of strategy, branding, graphic design, and spatial environments. Lauren Sinclair, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2026 Leaders must bridge this gap by embedding engineering teams directly into diverse customer environments early on and requiring them to build for real-world operational parameters, not assumptions. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The complaint, filed on behalf of workers by hospitality union UNITE HERE Local 11, claims employees were required to work in environments containing maggots, mold, cockroaches, excessive heat and inadequate supplies such as soap and paper towels. Denis Akbari, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for environments
Noun
  • This is called a Balmer break, which generally indicates dense, photon-absorbing gas swirling in the atmospheres of ancient stars.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Aug. 2026
  • At the end of the day, both conferences feature great fanbases, historic, iconic venues, outstanding crowd atmospheres and elite, blue blood programs.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • A lot of the solar energy goes into evaporating the moisture in the air, so in drier climates, more of the Sun’s energy can go directly into heating the air.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The agreement will see passenger cars and delivery vans tailored to hot climates made in Qatar, Autocar reported, with an initial run of about 5,000 vehicles a year.
    Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The danger, over time, is that people stop trying to meet demanding contexts at all.
    Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Sweat said the memes have wide appeal because of their adaptability to different contexts and the uniqueness of the actor’s delivery.
    David Mack, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Environments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/environments. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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