Thesaurus results for ENVIRONMENTS

environments

noun

plural of environment

as in surroundings

the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded the joys of growing up in the environment that a small town offers

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Recent Examples of environments Potential applications include autonomous drones, submarines and other vehicles operating in environments where satellite navigation is unreliable. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 In contrast to the notion that good caregivers can survive in tough home environments, such caregivers leave home care because of minor things. — Colin Conner Ii, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Technogym Checkup supports operators across fitness, health care, hospitality and corporate wellness environments to deliver more personalized and measurable experiences. — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 There are, however, logistical and financial reasons the labs don’t always air-gap their test environments. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 How did those three distinct environments—the lake, the city, and the desert—shape the final record? — Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026 Widespread amounts of 1-2 inches of rain are expected from San Diego north to Riverside and Palm Springs, posing a risk for flash flooding on mountainsides, urban environments, and in the desert. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026 As in Spain, our ambition is to make BBC content available wherever audiences choose to watch, across both streaming and FAST environments. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 The idea of motorsport circuits as pampering, family-friendly environments has long been anathema to their nature. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

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The successful application of the transmission strings method is an exciting step forward in the modelling of the atmospheres of the over 6,000 worlds in NASA's exoplanet catalog.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
This cyan-pale blue is caused by hydrogen molecules colliding with helium atoms inside their ultra-dense atmospheres.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of atmospheres

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These approaches are particularly suitable for small-scale operations in colder climates or areas where water is scarce, although some may require greater energy expenditure to operate cooling equipment.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Since very few larger organisms (worms and clams excepted) can live in mud, mud makes an excellent medium for studying past climates.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of climates

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On its own, without a subwoofer or rear surrounds, the Bravia Theater Trio puts out a large, powerful front sound field.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
Neither are ideal, but this hasn’t prevented City fans from generating a decent atmosphere inside their new surrounds, particularly during last season’s run-in when the final nine home games were all won.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of surrounds

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So regenerative has to regenerate livelihoods and communities too, including decent work and supporting the women who do much of the labor in cotton in many contexts.

— SJ Studio, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Blue and violet, the higher-energy ends of the spectrum identified by Cirrus Research, remain the least common in sleep contexts but round out the color menu as the category keeps expanding.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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