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
Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Passengers attended a California church camp The fire department said the bus was returning to Orange County after passengers attended a church camp in the San Bernardino Mountains near Angelus Oaks, a small community surrounded by the San Bernardino National Forest.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Completed two years before Klimt’s death in 1918, the portrait features her in a gauzy, ornamental robe, surrounded by motifs from Chinese art.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
The thousand-year-old, two-hundred-foot Douglas Fir stands in the midst of a vast clear-cut on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island, a towering beanstalk surrounded by acres of cornfield stubble.
—Brad Badelt, Outside, 11 Nov. 2025
When his confirmation mass arrived, he was surrounded by a small group of friends and family who had shown him support, according to his social media post.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
The black shroud and scaffolding that has surrounded the lighthouse during the restoration has been removed, leaving a fresh coat of bright white paint in place of the previous lead paint layer, as well as a more robust structure ensuring the landmark remains stable for future generations.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
In a short social media video on X, two team members can be seen dancing inside what appear to be blue totes, surrounded by the rest of the team and engaging in a team chant.
—Cameron Belcher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
This galaxy is about 50 million light-years away, is slightly smaller than the Milky Way in extent (at about 90,000 light-years across), and is surrounded by many other galaxies in its field, as well as countless more in the distant background.
—Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Passengers attended a California church camp The fire department said the bus was returning to Orange County after passengers attended a church camp in the San Bernardino Mountains near Angelus Oaks, a small community surrounded by the San Bernardino National Forest.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Completed two years before Klimt’s death in 1918, the portrait features her in a gauzy, ornamental robe, surrounded by motifs from Chinese art.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
The thousand-year-old, two-hundred-foot Douglas Fir stands in the midst of a vast clear-cut on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island, a towering beanstalk surrounded by acres of cornfield stubble.
—Brad Badelt, Outside, 11 Nov. 2025
When his confirmation mass arrived, he was surrounded by a small group of friends and family who had shown him support, according to his social media post.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
The black shroud and scaffolding that has surrounded the lighthouse during the restoration has been removed, leaving a fresh coat of bright white paint in place of the previous lead paint layer, as well as a more robust structure ensuring the landmark remains stable for future generations.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
In a short social media video on X, two team members can be seen dancing inside what appear to be blue totes, surrounded by the rest of the team and engaging in a team chant.
—Cameron Belcher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
This galaxy is about 50 million light-years away, is slightly smaller than the Milky Way in extent (at about 90,000 light-years across), and is surrounded by many other galaxies in its field, as well as countless more in the distant background.
—Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surrounded
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By Thursday morning, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Others, particularly in North Carolina, remained year-round lakes encircled by sandy rims.—
Mike Bezemek,
Outside,
29 Oct. 2025
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On Friday, Jay Staph of Just Baseball circled Toronto as a potential landing spot for Zac Gallen, the former All-Star and third-place Cy Young finisher who is coming off his worst season as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Up ahead, two men argued, their shouts and curses drowning out the hum of a helicopter that circled in the distance.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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In 1987, Pelosi won a special election for California's then-5th Congressional District which encompassed most of the city of San Francisco.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and María Luisa Manrique de Lara y Gonzaga (a rather pompous name that encompassed two major hereditary estates, a principality, a county, a marquisate, and, for a time, a viceroyalty) met in 1680 in Mexico City.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The damning element of the alleged Muchu Chhish summit photographs is that no tall peaks appear in the background, yet the mountain is ringed by other high points.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
30 Oct. 2025
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The islands are ringed by coral reefs known for their biodiversity.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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However, baseball has now fully embraced technologies such as data analytics and AI for performance analysis.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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Two readers left five-star reviews and shared their own freezer methods, so this is certainly a technique embraced by the Southern Living community.—
Brennan Long,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Surrounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrounded. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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