as in encompassing
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 surrounding
Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
That rapid rise underscores the investment frenzy surrounding the leaders of a technology with the potential to transform industries and economies.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
There is no set number of events BCA will do leading up to construction, Cherry said, but the center would like to engage with the surrounding neighborhoods, including emerging Black and brown artists in the Harambee neighborhood and around the city.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The research team observed the planet with Webb in 2024, making a clear detection of the surrounding disk.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation, police said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Blair is a person with flaws, and of course, there’s also the whole glamour thing surrounding her and that fantasy part.
—María Mérida, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
The concert is calling the venue Museum and Memorial Park, but locals might know it as the area surrounding the Liberty Memorial or Penn Valley Park, near the National World War I Museum and Memorial.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
The area surrounding the cave is a forest of small hardwood trees and shrubs, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
Since then, the bustling market serves the surrounding and significant Latino community and others.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Leslie Cheek’s formerly private estate opened as a public garden and fine art center in 1960 and today is host to nearly a dozen gardens surrounding the family’s Georgian mansion, which has become a museum.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
That rapid rise underscores the investment frenzy surrounding the leaders of a technology with the potential to transform industries and economies.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
There is no set number of events BCA will do leading up to construction, Cherry said, but the center would like to engage with the surrounding neighborhoods, including emerging Black and brown artists in the Harambee neighborhood and around the city.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The research team observed the planet with Webb in 2024, making a clear detection of the surrounding disk.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation, police said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Blair is a person with flaws, and of course, there’s also the whole glamour thing surrounding her and that fantasy part.
—María Mérida, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
The concert is calling the venue Museum and Memorial Park, but locals might know it as the area surrounding the Liberty Memorial or Penn Valley Park, near the National World War I Museum and Memorial.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
The area surrounding the cave is a forest of small hardwood trees and shrubs, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surrounding
Verb
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The designs feature a star with water and green hills; a whale in water with a white bird underneath; and three turkey feathers encircling a chickadee.—
Chris Van Buskirk,
Boston Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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In the image from 1984, Prow Knob is almost entirely surrounded by the Alsek Glacier, but by 1999, the glacier had retreated, encircling only half of the mountain.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The saints’ days are celebrated, the great days of history are celebrated, and they’re celebrated with this sort of enormous exuberance and deep investment that is somehow very, very touching, very embracing, and very inclusive.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For the new hires taking over the many faces of Matt Mercer in the adaptation, the array of talent on display is mind-boggling, encompassing Broadway stars, country music legends, and not one, but three Disney princesses.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Housing a collection encompassing six decades of Husain’s practice, including paintings, films, tapestries, photographs, poetry, and installations, the museum will be the world’s first and largest devoted to the artist’s work.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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News broke from Deadline at the Zurich Summit on September 27 that Hollywood talent agents have been quietly circling Norwood for representation.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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Over the weekend, Deadline reported several talent agencies were circling Norwood.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In terms of the memories, the flashbacks, everything is done with connected sets, there’s no CGI or anything.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Apple Watch Deal With the Apple Watch SE, stay connected, track workouts, and get helpful safety features without overspending, all without fuss.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Longest-Lasting Battery An experimental electric bell at the University of Oxford, in England, has been ringing nearly continuously for 185 years.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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My phone never stopped ringing.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Two big deck houses were erected enclosing bunks for 30, a galley and a ladies’ lounge.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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In December 1967, eleven years before The Sweet Dove Died was published, Barbara Pym wrote to Philip Larkin, enclosing her first draft.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The plan of the building’s new owners, Thirty-First and Main LLC, is to demolish it along with three attached buildings, likely before Friday, Oct 24, when the city streetcar extension opens to the public.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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There’s also an attached three-car garage out front.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Surrounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrounding. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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