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surrounded

[suh-roun-did] / səˈraʊn dɪd /
ADJECTIVE
encircled
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But the 29-year-old American is not surrounded by the usual suspects.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

But it is surrounded by much faster-growing cities in its outer orbit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Macquarie Island is only a tiny piece of land surrounded by the world's stormiest ocean.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Videos on social media showed activists being shoved and surrounded by youths wearing matching T-shirts emblazoned with Jerusalem-themed slogans.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Akira’s dad clawed at the airbags that surrounded him, trying to see.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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