as in surroundings
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded
the joys of growing up in the environment that a small town offers
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Recent Examples of environment
Hats and head coverings can also create a damp environment for bacteria or fungi to grow, which can lead to infections that may cause hair loss.
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 July 2025
Architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood followed National Park Service guidelines that required buildings to represent their surrounding environment.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 14 July 2025
That's because these environments often allot the same physical CPU or GPU to multiple users.
—ArsTechnica, 14 July 2025
Some of the 50-plus people who spoke to BBC News also contributed to the Banijay inquiry, describing incidents that happened across a range of shows Wallace featured on, but also in environments like night clubs and award ceremonies.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 July 2025
Architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood followed National Park Service guidelines that required buildings to represent their surrounding environment.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 14 July 2025
That's because these environments often allot the same physical CPU or GPU to multiple users.
—ArsTechnica, 14 July 2025
Some of the 50-plus people who spoke to BBC News also contributed to the Banijay inquiry, describing incidents that happened across a range of shows Wallace featured on, but also in environments like night clubs and award ceremonies.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for environment
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Developed by Indigo Road Hospitality with interiors by B. Berry and architecture by Neil Stevenson, the hotel blends contemporary design with a spacious, residential atmosphere.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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The Grill at Smooth Rapids serves up hearty meals with river views and often hosts live music, creating a lively, family-friendly atmosphere.—
Korrin Bishop,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
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In the next few decades, Wisconsin's climate will feel more like southern Illinois or Missouri and the frequency of extreme heat ― days above 90 degrees ― is projected to triple, according to the Center for Climate Research at the Nelson Institute at University of Wisconsin-Madison.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
9 July 2025
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In a podcast interview in November 2024, Jacobs shared his views on the future of government agencies, like NOAA, and efforts by the GOP to repeal and eliminate various weather and climate initiatives within the agency.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
9 July 2025
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Both add tone-on-tone details including wood panels on the doors and dash, narrow slashes of chrome and a rose gold surround on the floating center console which nicely sets it apart from the storage bin beneath.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The sculpture is made of wood, which Hepworth had to obtain a special permit to carve, and colored string, which, stretched tautly within the gap of the white ovoid form, represents her experience of the tensions between herself and her natural surrounds at the time.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
5 June 2025
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Part of the fun of this season, and where a lot of these things came from, was starting to kick the tires on different, for lack of a better word, tropes, and what would this trope or that trope look like in the context of the show?—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
12 July 2025
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Meanwhile, the final two sentences are painfully inspirational therapy-speak—which would be cringe-worthy enough in a contemporary novel but sound jarringly anachronistic in the context of a 19th century period piece.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
11 July 2025
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“Environment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/environment. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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