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surrounded

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


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Some of the business world’s most visible CEOs, like Elon Musk, now travel surrounded by a bevy of bodyguards.

From The Wall Street Journal

One of the key sources of inspiration was just the simple observation that today we’re just surrounded by filters, AI, memes and all this imagery that is basically in our social feeds all the time.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We’ve learned how to survive,” Cabello said from a street in Caracas, wearing a bulletproof vest and a helmet while surrounded by armed security forces in black uniforms.

From The Wall Street Journal

When sugar dissolves in water, for example, each sugar molecule is quickly surrounded by shifting clusters of water molecules.

From Science Daily

With dour, even gloomy-looking, early 20th Century buildings surrounded by busy, drab roads and large, intimidating metal gates, it has a very discreet feel.

From BBC