For three hundred years they have farmed the surrounding land.
Source: tatoeba (72760)
Surrounding
/səˈɹaʊndɪŋ/
Synonyms for "surrounding" (95 found)
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Noun(15 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (47)
Noun(26 words)
engulfingenshroudingenvelopenvironmentenvironmentalenvironmental variablesenvironsgirdgirdinggirdlinginclosinginclosureslaps around trackmilieunearbyorbiting celestial bodyperipheralperipheryproximatesituational
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Adjective(4 words)
Verb(1 words)
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14 entriesareaboundary formationencirclementencircling actionenclosing actionenclosureenvironmentenvironmental relationlocation descriptormodifierphysical actionqualifierspatial descriptorspatial relation
More specific
14 entriesadjacent areaenvironmentalgirdnatural surroundingsnearby areaouteroutermostperimeterperipheralproximal zoneringring fencesituationalurban surroundings
Collocations
11 entriessurround with barrierssurround with securitysurrounding areasurrounding conditionssurrounding contextsurrounding countrysidesurrounding environmentsurrounding regionsurrounding suburbssurrounding tissuessurrounding walls
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12 total sentences available.
I saw them surrounding him.
Source: tatoeba (252343)
Nothing can change the look of a city so dramatically as the sudden appearance of a block of offices which towers above all the surrounding buildings.
Source: tatoeba (266300)
The surrounding hills protected the town.
Source: tatoeba (266301)
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