- present participle of surround.
surrounding
Example Sentences
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Officers suspect the remains belong to kidnapping victims, although forensic and other investigations are ongoing to establish their identities and the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The company has spent more than three years renovating the spaces surrounding the original Prada store, opened there by Miuccia Prada’s grandfather Mario in 1913.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Flying on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day tends to be cheaper than flying on the days surrounding the holidays.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Planets take shape inside disks of gas and dust surrounding young stars, but the supply of gas they depend on is temporary.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
In Iitate, the town with the highest levels of contamination, the cleanup cost came to about $1.8 million per household—and that didn’t include the surrounding forests, which were impossible to clean.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
