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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
surround .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective confined on all sides
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Examples
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In my world, it’s become a word surrounded by life and beauty.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Cancer Book Jack Canfield 2009
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In my world, it’s become a word surrounded by life and beauty.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Cancer Book Jack Canfield 2009
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My baby would get her name surrounded by all of the people who’d loved and sustained us, I decided, and the rabbi had said that it sounded fine to her.
Good in Bed Jennifer Weiner 2001
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He walks in surrounded by the Secret Service and bellies up to the bar and says a shot of vodka, I am celebrating something special tonight!
Geneva Student's Complaint About Teacher Remarks Raises Questions 2009
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So it's essentially the FF plug-in surrounded by a few minor tweaks?
The Full-Screen Firefox Cloud Desktop | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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He stepped off the train surrounded by a large, furious crowd, fuming at the little man who had brought such hardship to their community.
Ben Brandzel: Rally to Restore Satyagraha? Ben Brandzel 2010
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Because I want 2009 (the best year of my life so far) to end on a high note, and 2010 to dance in surrounded by a great, glittering shower of pixie-dust and kisses, I decided to take on the 29-day giving challenge.
Archive 2009-12-01 2009
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Because I want 2009 (the best year of my life so far) to end on a high note, and 2010 to dance in surrounded by a great, glittering shower of pixie-dust and kisses, I decided to take on the 29-day giving challenge.
29 Gifts: 1 2009
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As Mr. Wright continued talking, his client walked away, again surrounded by a throng of cameras and microphones.
Burris Enters, Then Leaves the Capitol - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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As Mr. Wright continued talking, his client walked away, again surrounded by a throng of cameras and microphones.
Burris Enters, Then Leaves the Capitol - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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