environ
Example Sentences
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The Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday that its troops were advancing north through the city and clearing out Ukrainian troops that it said were cut off in Pokrovsk and its environs.
“Don’t be caught here after dark,” said the jittery cop, who brandished an assault rifle as he scanned the environs.
From Los Angeles Times
Wealthier often means having a nicer apartment, but an apartment all the same, existing in the same environs as those in a different price range.
From Los Angeles Times
The American remake of “The Office” transformed the blank environs of an office supplies wholesaler into an adorable terrarium.
From Salon
Hundreds of Christians, but also some Muslims, uprooted by Israeli bombardment, now reside on church grounds or in the surrounding environs.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
