surrounded

verb

past tense of surround
as in encircled
to form a circle around she was surrounded by cheering fans within moments of scoring the winning goal

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Recent Examples of surrounded After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Will Hichem stay clean, on the right track when he’s surrounded by people involved in illicit deal-making? — Annika Pham, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 The best Airbnbs in the Dolomites are similarly varied, from remote huts tucked into wildflower meadows to working farms with their own cheese dairies and centuries-old homes surrounded by vineyards. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 25 Aug. 2026 Her team confirmed the death and said the star had faced a brief battle with cancer and died Tuesday surrounded by her loved ones. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026 Michael Carrick’s players step onto the pitch at MKM Stadium surrounded by a frothing sea of amber. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Scaffolding has surrounded the hotel since at least 2018, according to city records. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026 In Maine, where she was surrounded by outdoorsy types jogging and hiking, and had access to a free gym on campus and money for healthy foods, Marnik had remade herself. — Felice J. Freyer, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026 Children who do not grow up surrounded by books depend on schools to introduce them to sustained reading. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surrounded
  1. encircled
  2. circled
  3. encompassed
  4. ringed
  5. embraced
Verb
  • In 1951, Western Auto bought the building and invested more $300,000 in renovations and additions, including a new 30-ton, 70-by-73-foot sign displaying its name in massive red letters encircled by an arrow.
    — Rashad Alexander August 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The pendant, which is encircled by diamonds, also includes a heart between the initials.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of encircled
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  • Curtis unfolded a map of the museum with eight galleries circled in hot pink.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026
  • As Ohtani circled the bases, the bullpen turned into a mosh pit around Hurt.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of circled
Verb
  • Missouri's 5th Congressional District, which encompassed much of the Kansas City metro area, was carved up to favor a Republican challenger.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The widening Iran war engulfed Egypt in a drone strike that encompassed the Suez Canal, which had, so far, been beyond Iran’s attention.
    — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
Definition of encompassed
Verb
  • Elevated on an all-wood frame and ringed by tall evergreens, the home feels like a slice of Lake Tahoe in the middle of a dense suburb.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Each of the statues sits on a granite pedestal ringed with 36 stars, representing the states in the Union at the end of the Civil War.
    — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of ringed
Verb
  • Republicans have embraced the normative aspects of gay rights.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Risto Siltanen, Reijo Ruotsalainen and Janne Niinimaa were brilliant and mistake-prone defenders from the nation who played in the NHL; all found their way to Edmonton and were embraced by a fanbase obsessed with offence.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of embraced

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“Surrounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrounded. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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