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surrounding

[ suh-roun-ding ]

noun

  1. something that surrounds.
  2. surroundings, environing things, circumstances, conditions, etc.; environment:

    He was too sick to be aware of his surroundings.

  3. the act of encircling or enclosing.


adjective

  1. enclosing or encircling.
  2. being the environment or adjacent area.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of surrounding1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English: literally “inundation”; surround, -ing 1, -ing 2
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Judge Garnett also asked prosecutors to remind Bondi and government officials of rules surrounding public statements and their impact on a fair trial and jury selection.

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Holding his phone out to show a caller back home his surroundings, a Brazilian priest spun on himself, laughing.

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Hundreds of Christians, but also some Muslims, uprooted by Israeli bombardment, now reside on church grounds or in the surrounding environs.

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College football and the perceptions surrounding it, he said, are in a state of flux.

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Rhianon Bragg said she felt "trapped" after her stalker was released from prison subject to an exclusion zone, which meant he could not enter the surrounding four counties of her home.

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