Thesaurus results for SURROUND

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verb

sə-ˈrau̇nd

Definition of surround

as in to encircle

to form a circle around she was surrounded by cheering fans within moments of scoring the winning goal

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noun

as in surroundings

the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded the vast, featureless surround of the desert was strangely appealing to him

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Angela Gonzales-Torres, a fellow Democrat who started her campaign to unseat Gomez long before the ethics inquiry, said the controversy surrounding the congressman became an important factor for voters in the closing stretch. — Anna Liss-Roy, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026 The Ukrainian leader said that Russia fired 36 ballistic missiles at Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight, of which only four were shot down due to a lack of Patriot interceptors. — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Noun

The kit includes a 30-inch soundbar, a pair of wireless surround speakers, and a wireless subwoofer, with Dolby Atmos support for spatial audio, a rarity at this price point. — Brad Bourque, The Verge, 17 Sep. 2026 To winterize hydrangeas, wrap them in burlap or make a wire surround and stuff the inside with straw or another insulating material. — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for surround

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Instead, the Houthis resumed fighting stronger than ever, launching a blistering offensive that seized the entire Red Sea coast, encircled Yemen’s third city of Taiz, and positioned themselves to threaten the anti-Houthi capital of Aden.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
The encircling coils generate the magnetic field needed to confine the plasma, while the smaller shaping magnets fine-tune its configuration.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of encircle

Noun

The process requires specialized mirrors and a vacuum environment because EUV light is readily absorbed by many materials.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Democrats’ sweep Tuesday night delivered their largest House majority in decades, flipping traditionally Republican seats across the country thanks to a favorable political environment.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of environment

Verb

The Microsoft 365 platform is also widely used and encompasses services such as Teams, Word, Excel, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Copilot, making disruptions potentially far-reaching.

— Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2026
And that’s just the start—Redwood National and State Parks also encompass idyllic, grassy meadows grazed by herds of Roosevelt elk, undeveloped beaches, and rivers and streams with glass-clear water.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of encompass

Noun

As the planet heats up and enters a new era of climate extremes, from deadly flooding to brutal heat waves, the spotlight should be on methane, according to Brownstein.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026
Drifting from place to place, swept up amid a roiling climate of anti-war protests, rebellion, free love, wild rock concerts, drugs and decadent parties, his desperate journey home becomes an awakening of heartbreak, loss and freedom.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of climate

Verb

But in terms of the veteran filmmaker not embracing advanced technology, that ship has sailed.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
As indie pop became glossier and more fleshed out in the 1990s, few bands embraced its minimal, melancholy origins like the Cat’s Miaow.

— David Glickman, Pitchfork, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of embrace

Noun

There seemed to be no dimension of the project’s context that Judd was unwilling to take seriously.

— Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
At the National Museum of Funeral History, they’re given an opportunity to tell a much bigger story about the craftsmanship and cultural significance of objects that are often displayed with little context elsewhere.

— Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2026

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