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Meanings of surrounded in English

Confined on all sides.

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Examples for "encircled"
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The strategic Iraqi airbase Ain al-Asad is currently encircled by Islamic State.
Reuters
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The campus was encircled by thousands of police, blocking off escape routes.
Reuters
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However, his arms encircled the angel's wings, cramping them to his side.
The amber spyglass
4
The sombre figures of the older gods encircled him in wrathful excitement.
Best Russian Short Stories
5
I don't know what's wrong with me, Her arms encircled his waist.
When darkness comes
Usage of surrounded in English
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History: A split level home built in the 1960s, surrounded by woods.
The ghost chronicles
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South Korea is surrounded by the sea on all sides but one.
Reuters
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Image via author Ireland is a country that is surrounded by water.
The South African
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She was far more concerned, at the moment, with what surrounded her.
Crown of Slaves
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He could easily imagine her surrounded by very young children, maybe kindergarten.
Miracle
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Down, down with military rule, chanted protesters, surrounded by hundreds of police.
Reuters
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However, she understood style well enough to know that it surrounded her.
Soulless
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He was soon surrounded by Anomine children who simply couldn't keep still.
The evolutionary void
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Rest Days: Don't miss the Baths: small bathing pools surrounded by boulders.
Climbing Magazine
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In five minutes they'll have this city surrounded, probably set up roadblocks.
The abduction
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Most important, it was remote, surrounded by a vast sea of dunes.
From a Certain Point of View
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Early in the evening the house and the orchard were surrounded quietly.
A Set of Six
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Controversy surrounded Oslo from the moment it saw the light of day.
The Guardian
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Today, Jones is surrounded by young actors who have become overnight celebrities.
Reuters
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We're surrounded on land and we've got our backs to the sea.
The Slab
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The experts then surrounded the site in case any material was removed.
The Irish Times
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