1
as in outskirts
the districts adjacent to a city
the city and its environs total about a million in population
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2
as in vicinity
an adjoining region or space
you can get just about any kind of ethnic food in the environs of the university
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3
as in surroundings
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded
growing up in the environs of the big city endowed him with a certain urbanity
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as in surrounds
to form a circle around
a decaying, impoverished city environed by affluent suburbs
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Recent Examples of environs
Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2022
Beckham is clearly a celebrity befitting the LA environs.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2022
The beach environs is a reset of the yearslong Hyde Park event.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2022
The offerings are perfectly paired with the transportive environs.
—William Li, Town & Country, 8 July 2022
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Plural noun
But Kapoor’s love for these oddballs and their environs is consistently infectious.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2022
Beckham is clearly a celebrity befitting the LA environs.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2022
The beach environs is a reset of the yearslong Hyde Park event.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2022
The offerings are perfectly paired with the transportive environs.
—William Li, Town & Country, 8 July 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for environs
surrounds
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The same energy surrounds this modest character drama from first-time writer-director David Drake, which features everyone’s favorite supporting scene-stealer Margo Martindale in a starring role.—
Jason Bailey,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
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What might have played effectively live on stage feels brutally stilted and over-egged here, especially as Maras surrounds his and Haig’s weakest material with the visual language of prestige cinema.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
26 May 2026
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“Environs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/environs. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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