as in to surround
to form a circle around
a decaying, impoverished city environed by affluent suburbs
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The Willis Tower in Chicago surrounding by air pollution in July 2023.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025 -
As many as 100 undiscovered galaxies that are too faint to be seen could be surrounding the galaxy that houses Earth and the solar system, new research has found.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
15 July 2025
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“Environ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/environ. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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