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
Scott Solomon, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
This can only be utilized on seven local routes — E110, E111, E112, E113, E114, E115 and E116 — and 10 commuter routes — E10, E11, E12, E13, E14, E15, E16, E17, E18 and E19 — into Sacramento and surrounding areas.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026
Safety features include ParkSense Front and Rear Park-Assist, 360 surround-view camera system, Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane-Departure Warning and Pedestrian Emergency Braking.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
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Verb
The 24 Apollo astronauts who traveled to the Moon are the only people who have ever been past the Van Allen radiation belts, an area of space surrounding our planet formed by Earth’s magnetic field.
—Scott Solomon, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
This can only be utilized on seven local routes — E110, E111, E112, E113, E114, E115 and E116 — and 10 commuter routes — E10, E11, E12, E13, E14, E15, E16, E17, E18 and E19 — into Sacramento and surrounding areas.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
While not the biggest change from its forbear, the 40 Series face would go on to become iconic, its round headlights within a white grille surround defining the model in the public’s eye.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026
Safety features include ParkSense Front and Rear Park-Assist, 360 surround-view camera system, Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane-Departure Warning and Pedestrian Emergency Braking.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surround
Verb
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The polar jet stream is a ribbon of air that encircles the Northern Hemisphere at high altitudes and determines atmospheric pressure patterns.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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Instead of forming a concentric pattern around Katmai, the ash encircled Novarupta.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This encompasses several key sub-questions.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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His empire encompasses 180 factories (including eight in the United States) producing not only tanks and artillery but warships, missiles, high-end drones, anti-aircraft batteries, and fuselages for fighter jets such as the F-35.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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For Cobb, however, nurturing the environment and sustaining community go hand in hand.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As a 10-day moon-circling mission, Artemis II primarily serves as a test flight, with the four-person crew testing systems and hardware ahead of a future landing.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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The crew plans to circle the moon as a step toward a lunar landing in 2028 (similar to the way Apollo 8's flight around the moon paved the way for Apollo 11).—
Aaron Gilchrist,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This visual story captures the festival’s scale, atmosphere, fashion and crowd energy throughout the grounds.—
Miami Herald newsroom,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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Despite the fact that small space objects are constantly crashing into the Earth's atmosphere, the amount of fireballs reported in 2026 is more than usual.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As so many of his peers have run from that reality, Self is embracing the challenge, with precisely nothing left to prove.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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Designed by the architecture firm Minarc with interiors by MYMM, the home embraces a welcoming Scandi-chic aesthetic.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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What’s changed is the cultural environment in which these wan pleas ring out.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Henard walked down the corridor, bells ringing all around him, to the double doors heading out, where Ivy gave him his own bell to ring, right there.—
Caleb Hellerman,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Lawmakers are now weighing how to balance climate goals with the need to maintain a stable and affordable fuel supply to power the present.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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For art institutions, the climate emergency should not only mean doing less.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Surround.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surround. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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