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Surrounded and surrounding

inside

adjective, adverb, preposition

enclosed in a container or space

surrounding

adjective

near or all around a place

enclosed

adjective

surrounded by something and separated from what is outside

around

adverb, preposition

surrounding or enclosing something

in

adjective, adverb, preposition

held or enclosed by something

inside

adjective, adverb, preposition

into an enclosed container or empty space

round

adverb, preposition

surrounding or enclosing something

about

adverb, preposition

surrounding or enclosing someone or something

hedged in with/by

surrounded by people or things

in the round

designed to stand alone and able to be looked at from all sides

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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