as in encircling
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as in encompassing
to form a circle around
she was surrounded by cheering fans within moments of scoring the winning goal
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Recent Examples of surrounding
Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2026
Even more striking, the gas moved in a very orderly and coherent way, with far less random motion than the surrounding stars.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
Director Ava DuVernay, who was on hand to present the film awards, noted the tense political climate surrounding the event, which precedes this weekend's Golden Globe Awards.
—Andrea Mandell, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Video captured by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross gives a raw, up-close perspective of the pivotal moments surrounding his fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.
—Holmes Lybrand, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
The hearing was mostly surrounding the defense's motion to dismiss two counts, including one that would take the death penalty off the table, if his lawyers get their way.
—Christina Fan, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
All that remains of the Spanish Colonial Revival building are some arches surrounding what used to be a busy retail space.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Here are four key issues surrounding the meeting.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
Police have said the investigation remains ongoing and have asked anyone with information related to the surveillance video or the events surrounding the killings to contact authorities.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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Since then, the bustling market serves the surrounding and significant Latino community and others.
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But, amid all the energy surrounding the team’s future, the looming lawsuit against Missouri’s stadium-funding plan has drawn little public attention over the past several weeks.
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For two days, Chinese warships and aircraft simulated a blockade of the global chip hub with live-fire exercises encircling the main island, while dozens of rockets struck waters near its northern and eastern ends on Tuesday.—
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Live-fire activities would take place in five maritime and airspace zones encircling the island on Tuesday, according to information released by the command.—
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The saints’ days are celebrated, the great days of history are celebrated, and they’re celebrated with this sort of enormous exuberance and deep investment that is somehow very, very touching, very embracing, and very inclusive.—
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The first volume cast a wide net, encompassing iconic composers from Brazil (Jobim), Chile (Violeta Parra), and Argentina (Piazzolla), with Venezuela conspicuously not represented.—
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The line that seems to be encompassing people’s feelings about the finale comes from Max in one of her final scenes in the series, as the final D&D campaign comes to a close.—
Adjective
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So mature, his conviction, his instincts, his fearlessness, and to give something which is so different yet so connecting.—
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So instead, to keep costs down and power up, the Starcloud satellite flies what is known as a dawn-dusk sun-synchronous orbit, circling the planet at a near vertical 83° angle that carries it over the poles and keeps it almost constantly exposed to the sun.—
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Deadline had revealed that both were circling over the past few weeks and Amazon has now said that Isaacs will play Atlas DeMornay, one of the canon roles, and Weaver will be Evelyn Wallis, a mysterious, high-flying woman who is keen to exploit Lara’s talents.—
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These were voices that connected communities across generations.—
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Body Scan 2 Withings, which has been making connected scales since 2009, announced an upgrade at CES 2026.—
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Then, Oh my gosh, the phones were ringing off the hook.—
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So far, the Abbey's official website lists the bell-ringing schedule for the first half of the year.—
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The feathery-looking gills also molt and remain attached inside near the legs.—
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The dining room, located in an attached structure connected to the original 1882 building, is called The Home Room.—
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“Surrounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrounding. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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