Environment
Environment noun - The circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded.
Usage example: the joys of growing up in the environment that a small town offers
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Synonyms for Environment
Surround is a synonym for environment. In some cases you can use "Surround" instead the word "Environment" as a noun or a verb.
Surround
Surround noun - The circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded.
Usage example: the vast, featureless surround of the desert was strangely appealing to him
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Nearby Words: surrounded, surrounding
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Both words in one sentence
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The environment it is extracted from is extremely hostile to human life and the ruins that surround each sinkhole are said to be haunted, yet it is so valuable that the houses of Chorda and Winterscale and a dozen smaller operations come to literal war over stakes claimed on prime extraction sites.
Source: Tabletop Game / Rogue Trader
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