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environing

verb

present participle of environ

as in surrounding

to form a circle around a decaying, impoverished city environed by affluent suburbs

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Sepesi hopes the worldwide attention surrounding the Pope's diagnosis will encourage more people to learn about lung cancer.

— Tori Mason, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
With so much drama surrounding Taverner and Sid, in particular, the episode keeps most of the other characters on the back burner until next week’s finale.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

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