Synonym: circumferent, encompassing, surrounding. Similar words: surround, abound in, funding, round and round, round, around, ground, landing. Meaning: [sə'raʊndɪŋ] 
adj. closely encircling.
adj. closely encircling. 
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31) The rebels control the frontier and the surrounding area.
32) There were many conspiracy theories surrounding Princess Diana's death.
33) The mirror was hinged to a surrounding frame.
34) She furnished him with the facts surrounding the case.
35) The surrounding countryside is windswept and rocky.
36) These houses seem to blend into the surrounding scenery.
37) There were magnificent views of the surrounding countryside.
38) Eventually,[Sentencedict.com ] the water will permeate through the surrounding concrete.
39) Troops forced villagers to flee to the surrounding hills.
40) The growing town soon encroached on the surrounding countryside.
41) There are a lot of complexities surrounding this issue.
42) We searched the surrounding neighbourhood for the missing boy.
43) The transplant was rejected by the surrounding tissue.
44) The bank will investigate the circumstances surrounding the robbery.
45) The storms hit Edinburgh and the surrounding area.
46) The cathedral is dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.
47) There was a lot of negative publicity surrounding the film.
48) All the arguments and counter-arguments serve to emphasize the controversy surrounding this disease.
49) The enormous publicity surrounding the case will make it very difficult to hold a fair trial.
50) The president spurned the tight security surrounding him and adopted a more intimate style of campaigning.
51) The surrounding small towns have been absorbed into the city.
52) The movie aims to strip away the lies surrounding Kennedy's life and death.
53) Small towns in South India serve as economic and cultural centres for the surrounding villages.
54) The hype and fervor surrounding the event positively invited scepticism.
55) Her speech sliced through all the confusion surrounding the situation.
56) A house design should have some affinity with the surrounding architecture.
57) A lot of the children at the school do not live in the town, but come in from the surrounding countryside.
58) The film usefully explores some of the issues surrounding adoption.
59) Officers dressed in riot gear are surrounding the perimeter fence.
60) Many of the papers focus their attention on the controversy surrounding the Foreign Secretary.
More similar words: surround, abound in, funding, round and round, round, around, ground, landing, round up, round off, all round, go around, all around, come round, get around, spending, depending, outstanding, background, middle ground, on the grounds of, revolve around, around the corner, corresponding to, hand in, end in, send in, compound, founder, boundary.