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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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And another thing was the museum had to be open to its surroundings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 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

Saturn's surroundings are of growing interest because of Enceladus, a moon that ejects icy plumes from a subsurface ocean and may potentially support life.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Her skin suddenly turned rough and gray until she perfectly matched her surroundings.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

Vocabulary lists containing surroundings

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