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surrounded

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


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In her Danbury workspace, she is surrounded by blueprints for the next wave of store refreshes, some of which include downsizings.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Jonathan Glatzer’s AMC series stars Billy Magnussen as a tech CEO surrounded by questionable, unsympathetic characters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Today's children are surrounded by highly processed foods that are heavily marketed and easy to access.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Agents surrounded her car and gave her contradictory instructions.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

“Yes! Our hotel is right in the heart of the judería. That’s what they call the old Jewish neighborhood. You know what they told me? ‘You’ll be surrounded by history there.’

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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