surrounded

verb

Definition of surroundednext
past tense of surround
as in encircled
to form a circle around she was surrounded by cheering fans within moments of scoring the winning goal

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Recent Examples of surrounded The second photo saw a smiling Gomez sitting on a picnic blanket as food from Taco Bell surrounded her. — Angel Saunders, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024 His family said in an obituary that Meek died surrounded by family and friends. — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024 Chelsea’s head coach raised both hands above his head in sustained applause as Cole Palmer, having sized up ambitious passes through to Nicolas Jackson or Pedro Neto ahead of him but surrounded by Fulham bodies, instead opted to turn away and pass backwards, consolidating possession. — Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surrounded
  1. circled
  2. encompassed
  3. ringed
Verb
  • Her ghost of Christmas future is a funereal specter without a face, circled by dark moths.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Some of us circled the toys and left the catalog open to strategic pages for all to see.
    — Dawn Mitchell, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of circled
Verb
  • Only a month ago, Santa Ana winds spurred the Franklin Fire in Malibu in December that quickly encompassed thousands of acres and endangered countless homes.
    — Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • All five films have been Oscar shortlisted in the sound category, which since 2021 has encompassed both sound editing and mixing.
    — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of encompassed
Verb
  • The tortoises live in a sheltered habitat ringed by barbed wire and draped in netting.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The most popular activity in Crater Lake National Park is going on the Rim Drive around the lake and snapping photos of the bright-blue waters ringed by jagged volcanic formations.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of ringed

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