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
The second photo saw a smiling Gomez sitting on a picnic blanket as food from Taco Bell surrounded her.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
His family said in an obituary that Meek died surrounded by family and friends.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
Chelsea’s head coach raised both hands above his head in sustained applause as Cole Palmer, having sized up ambitious passes through to Nicolas Jackson or Pedro Neto ahead of him but surrounded by Fulham bodies, instead opted to turn away and pass backwards, consolidating possession.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
The freestanding tub is surrounded by glossy cream subway tiles with an ethereal, organic texture.
—Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 26 Dec. 2024
Here in the Barren Isles, Kassim has set up a plastic tarp tent to create a temporary home for his wife and young son on this tiny sandbar surrounded by turquoise waters known as Manandra Island.
—Sira Thierij, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
But deep relaxation can even be achieved by just lying around the 82-foot-long pool surrounded by dark walls punctuated by a sprinkling of lights.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Adding to its uniqueness, the city winds along the Mississippi River and is surrounded by distinct wetland habitats of swamps, bayous, and marshes.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
This new image from the James Webb Space Telescope features the young star cluster NGC 602, surrounded by the varied clouds of a nebula, near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, about 200,000 light-years from Earth.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Angel Saunders, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
His family said in an obituary that Meek died surrounded by family and friends.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
Chelsea’s head coach raised both hands above his head in sustained applause as Cole Palmer, having sized up ambitious passes through to Nicolas Jackson or Pedro Neto ahead of him but surrounded by Fulham bodies, instead opted to turn away and pass backwards, consolidating possession.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
The freestanding tub is surrounded by glossy cream subway tiles with an ethereal, organic texture.
—Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 26 Dec. 2024
Here in the Barren Isles, Kassim has set up a plastic tarp tent to create a temporary home for his wife and young son on this tiny sandbar surrounded by turquoise waters known as Manandra Island.
—Sira Thierij, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
But deep relaxation can even be achieved by just lying around the 82-foot-long pool surrounded by dark walls punctuated by a sprinkling of lights.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Adding to its uniqueness, the city winds along the Mississippi River and is surrounded by distinct wetland habitats of swamps, bayous, and marshes.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
This new image from the James Webb Space Telescope features the young star cluster NGC 602, surrounded by the varied clouds of a nebula, near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, about 200,000 light-years from Earth.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surrounded
Verb
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Her ghost of Christmas future is a funereal specter without a face, circled by dark moths.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Dec. 2024
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Some of us circled the toys and left the catalog open to strategic pages for all to see.—
Dawn Mitchell,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Only a month ago, Santa Ana winds spurred the Franklin Fire in Malibu in December that quickly encompassed thousands of acres and endangered countless homes.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
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All five films have been Oscar shortlisted in the sound category, which since 2021 has encompassed both sound editing and mixing.—
Brande Victorian,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Jan. 2025
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The tortoises live in a sheltered habitat ringed by barbed wire and draped in netting.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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The most popular activity in Crater Lake National Park is going on the Rim Drive around the lake and snapping photos of the bright-blue waters ringed by jagged volcanic formations.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Surrounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrounded. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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