- present participle of surround.
surrounding
Example Sentences
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Surrounding that will be a dining area that offers a mix of banquette seating, round tables, high tops and lounge furniture.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Surrounding it is a larger region of older, fading plasma left behind by earlier eruptions.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
Surrounding the area are shanties painted in bright hues - red, blue, green and yellow - which sit one on top of the other like puzzle blocks in a lopsided Tetris game.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
Surrounding areas of Bissau were more deserted, and there were few people in reopened markets, AFP journalists said.
From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025
Surrounding that is the giant steel building that we see from the outside, known as secondary containment.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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