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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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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Recent Examples of surround
Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Though its only about 3-4 hours north of San Francisco, Mendocino feels a world away — quiet, foggy, and surrounded by rugged natural beauty.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
News Desk, Artforum, 11 Sep. 2025
Other highlights include a garden-view living room warmed by a large fireplace with a stone surround and a formal dining room that opens on both sides to verandas ideal for alfresco entertaining.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
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Verb
During the pandemic, San Diego Ballet dancers were filmed pirouetting on the rooftop of The San Diego Museum of Art, surrounded by bird’s-eye views of Balboa Park.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Though its only about 3-4 hours north of San Francisco, Mendocino feels a world away — quiet, foggy, and surrounded by rugged natural beauty.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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
Other highlights include a garden-view living room warmed by a large fireplace with a stone surround and a formal dining room that opens on both sides to verandas ideal for alfresco entertaining.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surround
Verb
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This remote site, encircled by an impressive wall spanning nearly 600 meters, can be viewed without the crowds found at more popular sites.—
Jen Richt,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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The vents encircling the stand’s rounded top handle cooling.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Dæmons seem to be an outward manifestation of the complex nature of humans that encompasses, male, female and animalistic characteristics that hint towards the breaking of gender binaries and the possibilities of interspecies relations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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The network encompasses the nonprofits Indivisible Project and Indivisible Civics, which organize protests and trainings, and Indivisible Action, a separate political action committee aiming to elect progressive candidates.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Higginbotham, an intelligent defender, lived for the intense environment.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Family ties and Working Class USA environments are a Cooper specialty — see Out of the Furnace, Black Mass, Crazy Heart — and these scenes both stick out from the rest of the storytelling and bring out the best in the filmmaker.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Before a lunar landing mission is attempted, NASA is planning to launch four astronauts on its Artemis II mission in 2026 on a 10-day mission circling the moon.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Ellison has been circling WBD since early September, having made his intentions known about a month after the completion of the $8 billion Skydance-Paramount merger.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Among the casualties are the region’s rich kelp forests, which contribute upwards of $52 billion to the global economy and sequester nearly a megaton of carbon from the atmosphere every year.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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Period atmosphere gets a boost from the soundtrack, which pulls together tracks from DJ Luck & MC Neat, The Midnight, Louise Browne and composer Gregory Dombrowski, who works out of Los Angeles.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While those connotations may have long since lost their relevance, contemporary designers have been embracing lace more than ever recently, filling collections in New York Bridal Fashion Week with beautiful gowns crafted in the delicate, classic material.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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But Morrow argued that the military faces a massive challenge in motivating part-time troops to truly embrace physical wellness and fitness, citing psychological research.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Biden rang a celebratory bell to commemorate finishing five weeks of the treatment at Penn Medicine Radiation Oncology in Philadelphia.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Oct. 2025
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Dressed sharply in a blue suit and tie, Biden, 82, is seen ringing the bell as doctors applaud.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Combined with an intense summer heat wave, the surge caught many residents off guard, said Alex Ambrose, a transportation and climate policy analyst at New Jersey Policy Perspective.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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The climate research nonprofit Climate Central now hosts the database and makes this information available to insurers, policy makers, broadcast meteorologists and ordinary citizens.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Surround.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surround. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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