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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Confined on all sides
Example:
the encircled pioneers
Synonyms:
encircled; surrounded
Classified under:
Similar:
enclosed (closed in or surrounded or included within)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb surround
Context examples:
A small structure in a cell that is surrounded by a membrane and has a specific function.
(Cytoplasmic Organelle, NCI Dictionary)
An invasive adenocarcinoma of the breast characterized by the presence of islands of small and uniform cells, surrounded by large amounts of mucin.
(Mucinous Breast Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A body within the cell, surrounded by a membrane, within which lie the chromosomes, one or more nucleoli, combined with proteins, and exhibits mitosis.
(Nucleus, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the proliferation of epithelial and myoepithelial cells surrounded by chondroid stroma.
(Breast Pleomorphic Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
They surrounded the cub and laughed at him, while he wailed out his terror and his hurt.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
I am surrounded by mountains of ice which admit of no escape and threaten every moment to crush my vessel.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
Scientists think that is likely due to the smaller star being surrounded by gas, perhaps enough to mask the shockwave when it reached the star's surface.
(Kepler Catches Early Flash of an Exploding Star, NASA)
Characteristic features include pleomorphic and lipidized cells expressing GFAP and often surrounded by a reticulin network as well as eosinophilic granular bodies.
(Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
She wrote cheerfully, seemed surrounded with comforts, and mentioned nothing which she could not praise.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
The pancreas is surrounded by the stomach, intestines, and other organs.
(Pancreas, NCI Dictionary)
