surrounds
- present tense form of surround (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The outbreak is a reminder of one of the persistent questions that surrounds lettuce: Do I need to rinse my “triple-washed” lettuce?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Together they have developed a new process that lets actors be filmed naturally -- no green screen, no motion-capture suit -- and then surrounds them with a hyper-realistic AI-generated world.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The latest stumbling block surrounds Britain's bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships at London Stadium - because the event would clash with West Ham's football fixtures.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
To answer that question, they measured DHA levels in cerebrospinal fluid, which surrounds the brain and spinal cord.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026
I detest most intensely the set-up that surrounds me here.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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