- present participle of surround.
surrounding
Example Sentences
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Led by a youth movement called the Cockroach Janta Party, the protesters forced India’s education minister to resign following a scandal surrounding a medical school entrance exam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
These precursor cells can mature into oligodendrocytes, which produce the myelin sheath surrounding axons.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Rep. Robert Garcia, the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, subsequently demanded answers about both the outbreak and the circumstances surrounding that meeting.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Footage shared online shows thick smoke and huge flames tearing through surrounding vegetation, turning the sky red, as stranded residents and tourists looked on.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The surrounding landscape grew covered with smoke, and it was even harder to find the way home than it had been to get to the target in the first place.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
