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Definitions

surroundings

NOUN
environment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ambience atmosphere background climate environment environs location milieu mise en scène neighborhood setting
STRONG
community home medium vicinity

Example Sentences

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Their work centers on understanding how cancer cells interact with their surroundings, often referred to as the tumor microenvironment.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

Inside, they found lavish surroundings, wedding-banquet style spreads of biryani, kebabs and gulab jamun, along with gourmet coffee blended from Brazilian and Ethiopian beans.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Donovan has taken full advantage of the home’s surroundings, regularly sharing videos of the garden on his Instagram account, including a January 2023 clip of a flock of robins visiting a birdbath on the grounds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Peanut cannot smell, but caregivers say that limitation does not appear to be stopping him from adjusting to his new surroundings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Now and again, he flutters out and takes aerial pictures of our surroundings.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

Vocabulary lists containing surroundings

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