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
Jay Stahl, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Assembled over three years, Bolaño’s rubric was simple, surrounding herself with pieces that inspired creativity.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
After over a decade of research, development, and testing, Amazon's Zoox has kicked off its commercial robotaxi service – beginning with the Las Vegas Strip and several surrounding attractions.
—New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
The nine-course tasting menu draws inspiration from the surrounding islands, with each dish paying tribute to a different locale through its flavors and ingredients.
—Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Air shed, or the surrounding sentiment or material in the surrounding area, affects a lake’s ecosystem.
—Amelia Wu, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
AnapTh, a fluorescent amino acid, shifts its emission spectrum depending on the surrounding microenvironment.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
The scandal surrounding Mandelson had created another huge political headache for the beleaguered Starmer, who faced questions about his judgment in appointing Mandelson when the ambassador’s friendship with Epstein was well known.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Musk’s public endorsement of conspiracy claims surrounding Balaji’s death marks yet another escalation in his attacks against OpenAI’s current leadership.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Despite questions surrounding his confirmation, Hegseth secured support in January from all but three Republicans to become Defense secretary with a 51-50 vote as Vice President JD Vance broke the tie.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Assembled over three years, Bolaño’s rubric was simple, surrounding herself with pieces that inspired creativity.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
After over a decade of research, development, and testing, Amazon's Zoox has kicked off its commercial robotaxi service – beginning with the Las Vegas Strip and several surrounding attractions.
—New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
The nine-course tasting menu draws inspiration from the surrounding islands, with each dish paying tribute to a different locale through its flavors and ingredients.
—Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Air shed, or the surrounding sentiment or material in the surrounding area, affects a lake’s ecosystem.
—Amelia Wu, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
AnapTh, a fluorescent amino acid, shifts its emission spectrum depending on the surrounding microenvironment.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
The scandal surrounding Mandelson had created another huge political headache for the beleaguered Starmer, who faced questions about his judgment in appointing Mandelson when the ambassador’s friendship with Epstein was well known.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Musk’s public endorsement of conspiracy claims surrounding Balaji’s death marks yet another escalation in his attacks against OpenAI’s current leadership.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surrounding
Verb
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No other spacecraft has probed beneath the clouds encircling Jupiter the way that Juno has, or has imaged our Solar System’s largest planet so comprehensively and over such extended periods of time.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Sep. 2025
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Nonetheless, its economy has largely adapted to Western sanctions, and Russian forces are advancing in the Donbas, now encircling the city of Pokrovsk and steadily advancing toward Kostyantynivka.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 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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How segments of Christianity overlap with the manosphere The manosphere — a movement encompassing hypermasculinity, male supremacy, misogyny and traditional gender roles and driven by podcasters, bloggers and social media warriors — has become increasingly mainstream.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Museum collections can become so vast and encompassing that eventually, the most interesting treasures are buried within their halls and boxes.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Less than 12 seconds later, the vehicle was off the runway, but the plane had already started circling the airport.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Sewell's been absolute granite at tackle, and now he's got Micah circling the matchups on his calendar.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Ninety new Deutsche Bahn train cars will soon come to Germany's rail system, marking the beginning of a new age of connected mobility for the transportation company.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The home screen has large buttons for arming and disarming the system, and below that are panels for the lock, the doorbell, any other connected devices, Trusted Neighbor, and Alerts.—
John R. Delaney,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Alarm bells are ringing on a vital issue of energy and economic security.—
Fatih Birol,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Instead of ringing the doorbell multiple times or crowding the front door while another group of trick-or-treaters is there, be patient and wait for your turn—it'll make the night much more enjoyable for you and everyone else.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On the ground in Wedgewood Houston, a tiny bird fought an army of enclosing fire ants, wildly kicking and flailing.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Sep. 2025
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The pair used glass, stainless steel, and reinforced concrete to construct a circular house that traces the natural edges of a plateau, enclosing a Mediterranean garden designed by Smets.—
Siobhan Reid,
Robb Report,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Mainland investors continue to accumulate the stock via Southbound Stock Connect, as shown in the attached chart.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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There’s also an attached three-car garage on the premises.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Surrounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrounding. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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