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• n  the environmental condition
• n  the area in which something exists or lives
• v  extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
• v  envelop completely
• v  surround so as to force to give up
• v  surround with a wall in order to fortify

• That changed in May when NASA's Phoenix lander touched down in Mars's far north and began scraping, sampling and sniffing its surroundings.
• The findings underscore how rapidly HIV can adapt to its surroundings, making it devilishly difficult to develop effective vaccines.
• Battle has a penchant for changing hotel suites in the middle of a stay just to vary the color of her surroundings.

• milieu
• environment
• environs
• surround
• environ
• ring
• skirt
• border
• smother
• besiege
• beleaguer
• hem in
• circumvent
• wall
• palisade
• fence
• fence in

News & Articles

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• Take a billion-pixel tour of Curiosity rover's surroundings on Mars
  Fans of extraterrestrial anomalies will have a field day with the billion-pixel view of the Curiosity rover's surroundings at a place called Rocknest on Mars. The 360-degree clickable panorama lets you zoom in on an eerie Martian "bird," a weird series of holes, or a shiny object sitting on the Red Planet's surface.Never mind that all these anomalies are perfectly explainable: It's a weird and ...
  June 20, 2013 - NBC NEWS
• Explore a 1.3-billion-pixel view of the Curiosity rover's digs on Mars
  Fans of extraterrestrial anomalies will have a field day with the billion-pixel view of the Curiosity rover's surroundings at a place called Rocknest on Mars. The 360-degree clickable panorama lets you zoom in on an eerie Martian "bird," a weird series of holes, or a shiny object sitting on the Red Planet's surface.Never mind that all these anomalies are perfectly explainable: It's a weird and ...
  June 19, 2013 - NBC NEWS
• Surroundings on the Harbor is by design, not by accident
  Located in the Mae Center, 385 Harbor Blvd., suite 102, Surroundings is marked by this piece of unique advertising.
  June 15, 2013 - The Destin Log

Quotes

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• Kim Clijsters in BBC News
  I think he understands his surroundings better now. I've always felt that it takes players a little bit of time to figure out New York. And I found it to be a wonderful place to play. I loved it. But it takes some time. Some players it takes longer... Joe Girardi http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Girardi&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNH_I10lO_yzREHmCy5-U4yJUPEzNg Akron Beacon Journal http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.ohio.com/news/ap%3FarticleID%3D133781%26c%3Dy&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGoNDyGP8rl05oi_Ptw6QN9qb1x5Q Oct 5, 2007 96940 128529 surroundings This has been so exciting for me," said Clijsters. "This was not really our plan. I just wanted to start three tournaments just to get back into the rhythm of playing tennis and get used to the surroundings. So I have to thank the USTA for...
• Martin Johnson in BBC Sport
  It is different surroundings but guys play on football pitches a lot in the Premiership,said Johnson. "It's a lot tighter than Twickenham in terms of where the stands are. The dead-ball area is a lot smaller as well. I enjoyed '97 when we...