surrounds 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of surround
as in encircles
to form a circle around she was surrounded by cheering fans within moments of scoring the winning goal

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noun

plural of surround
as in surroundings
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded the vast, featureless surround of the desert was strangely appealing to him

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Recent Examples of surrounds
Verb
Products like Cambria’s 1-centimeter slabs expand possibilities for fireplace surrounds, accent walls, and other vertical applications. — Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2026 The most important aspect of each tasting is the conversation that surrounds each dish. — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026 Sources tell Variety the most internal excitement in the division surrounds monumentum for cloud games and kids games. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 Pregnancy loss has long been a topic that isn’t frequently discussed due to the grief that surrounds it, but going through it alone can make the experience even more difficult. — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 Since its debut in 2016, Midsummer Scream has celebrated haunted attractions, horror entertainment and the passionate community that surrounds them. — Denis Akbari, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 The memory-foam pod surrounds the user with music and low-frequency vibration. — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Gus Birney, Shulman’s real-life daughter, brings an ineffable lightness to Sarah Nell, the joyfulness and sweetness of the portrayal all the more wondrous before of all the darkness that surrounds it. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026 And yet, there’s a halo of chaos that surrounds Rhaenyra — an electric current of turmoil that’s too constant not to be her fault. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
Neither are ideal, but this hasn’t prevented City fans from generating a decent atmosphere inside their new surrounds, particularly during last season’s run-in when the final nine home games were all won. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 One skyscraper amidst a sea of them, the Four Seasons San Francisco at Embarcadero blends in with its surrounds. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026 The debut Elora neatly brings together a white RV box and a white chassis, offsetting all that brightness with numerous windows enclosed by black surrounds matching the Promaster front bumper. — New Atlas, 3 July 2026 Quince, San Francisco Chef Michael Tusk has combined his love of Northern Italian cuisine with his surrounds in Northern California to evolve classics like tortellini into modern American fare. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 26 June 2026 In the sanitized and alienating new surrounds, with the camaraderie of the early Hyperion days but a faint memory, long-simmering discontent about working conditions wouldn’t take long to boil over. — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026 While the large spring-fed lake serves as the centerpiece of this area, there’s much more to Lake Geneva and its surrounds. — Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 31 Mar. 2026 The boy squire shines bright in the otherwise drab surrounds of the tourney campgrounds. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026 His 1965 Danziger Studio, a live-work space on Melrose Avenue, featured an uninterrupted stucco façade that blended seamlessly into the urban surrounds. — News Desk, Artforum, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surrounds
  1. encircles
  2. environments
  3. encompasses
  4. atmospheres
  5. circles
  6. rings
  7. embraces
Verb
  • The paint color that encircles the wallpaper is important, but Chloe Redmond Warner says the bread should be the least exciting part of this sandwich.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The butterfly encircles Larsson's eye, with its wings spanning the whole area from her inner brow to well past its tip.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 July 2026
Definition of encircles
Noun
  • Engineers use computer models and artificial intelligence to screen materials for these harsh environments.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The approaches may differ, the personalities may differ and the environments definitely differ.
    — Elise Devlin, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of environments
Verb
  • The latest phase encompasses all 171 guest rooms and 67 suites.
    — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026
  • That library alone encompasses more than 45 years of broadcast coverage of global news, wars, elections, and major political events.
    — Addie Morfoot, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of encompasses
Noun
  • This is called a Balmer break, which generally indicates dense, photon-absorbing gas swirling in the atmospheres of ancient stars.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Aug. 2026
  • At the end of the day, both conferences feature great fanbases, historic, iconic venues, outstanding crowd atmospheres and elite, blue blood programs.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of atmospheres
Verb
  • The job search can be a draining process, especially when applications go unanswered, AI hysteria circles the internet, and interviews end with little to no feedback.
    — Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 28 July 2026
  • Whenever the calendar comes out, Amanda Mendoza VanCleave circles the dates.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of circles
Verb
  • The comeback saga rings ever so true for those in the movie theater industry, and for those millions of moviegoers who love to watch dazzling images on the huge silver screens of theaters.
    — Adam Aron, Variety, 29 July 2026
  • An old folk verse prices a simple life at two riyals for beans and one for bread — only half of that tune still rings true.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of rings
Verb
  • In Show Must Go On, the comedian embraces his own compassion by pretending to be a jerk.
    — Britina Cheng, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The wolf cut, in particular, embraces a slightly messy, tousled finish, which Underwood says works in fine hair's favor.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of embraces

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