as in surrounded
to form a circle around a decaying, impoverished city environed by affluent suburbs
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They’ll be surrounded by a fascinating array of co-nominees.—
Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 May 2026
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His night ended with him appropriately surrounded in the locker room by teammates who were bleating like goats.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
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“Environed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/environed. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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