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
Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
Friday’s Game 1 erased the perception of inevitability surrounding the Dodgers.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
News Desk, Artforum, 11 Sep. 2025
Other highlights include a garden-view living room warmed by a large fireplace with a stone surround and a formal dining room that opens on both sides to verandas ideal for alfresco entertaining.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Relax in the Spanish-style courtyard garden, or take a dip in San Antonio’s largest heated pool, all while surrounded by a rich blend of historic architecture and stately palm trees.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
Friday’s Game 1 erased the perception of inevitability surrounding the Dodgers.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
Grosvenor over a career spanning six decades created art that investigated the spatial relationship between the viewer, the work, and its surrounds.
—News Desk, Artforum, 11 Sep. 2025
Other highlights include a garden-view living room warmed by a large fireplace with a stone surround and a formal dining room that opens on both sides to verandas ideal for alfresco entertaining.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surround
Verb
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There is a lot of red—99 naval and coast guard vessels, to be precise, completely encircling Taiwan during PLA exercises last December.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the same month the Germans encircled Leningrad and began the siege of the city.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Keweenaw National Historic Park encompasses both public and private sites throughout the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula and features heritage sites from the area's copper mining history.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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In their new roles, Bakx and Rotter will lead 885’s sports investment portfolio—encompassing Baller League, Blue Crow Sports Group and the Professional Fighters League—and help identify and scale new investment opportunities across the wider sports ecosystem.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Higginbotham, an intelligent defender, lived for the intense environment.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Family ties and Working Class USA environments are a Cooper specialty — see Out of the Furnace, Black Mass, Crazy Heart — and these scenes both stick out from the rest of the storytelling and bring out the best in the filmmaker.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Just before the robbery, the Jeep, which didn’t have a license plate, had circled the bank.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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Skinner also gave his TikTok followers a full 360° view of their Zootopia costumes with a video of them dancing in Times Square as a camera circled them.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Only Dragon is reusable; the others (including HTV-X) are designed to burn up in Earth's atmosphere when their missions are over.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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As Rissa emerged from the chapel and began to walk down the aisle during the ceremony, a harpist and choir sang softly in the background, adding to the already emotional atmosphere.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While those connotations may have long since lost their relevance, contemporary designers have been embracing lace more than ever recently, filling collections in New York Bridal Fashion Week with beautiful gowns crafted in the delicate, classic material.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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But Morrow argued that the military faces a massive challenge in motivating part-time troops to truly embrace physical wellness and fitness, citing psychological research.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Video shows the trio standing ominously in the front yard before taking turns ringing the bell, knocking on the door and, at one point, jiggling its handle.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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Concern was etched in her voice and guilt rang through me.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Combined with an intense summer heat wave, the surge caught many residents off guard, said Alex Ambrose, a transportation and climate policy analyst at New Jersey Policy Perspective.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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The climate research nonprofit Climate Central now hosts the database and makes this information available to insurers, policy makers, broadcast meteorologists and ordinary citizens.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Surround.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surround. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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