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surrounded

[suh-roun-did] / səˈraʊn dɪd /
ADJECTIVE
encircled
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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The result is a world surrounded by frictionless experiences that mask systems that we neither understand nor control.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Born May 4, 1937, in Houston, the eldest of four children, Edwards grew up surrounded by racial segregation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

It rotates on its side, has an irregular magnetic field, and is surrounded by moons that may contain subsurface oceans beneath icy crusts.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Reporters for Le Monde viewed about 10 videos of the incident and concluded that the small Nemesis group of only five or six women was surrounded by a group of male far-right activists, including Deranque.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Natalie remembered the ocean that surrounded “Liberty Island.”

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz