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environment
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environment as in:  the environmental movement

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She made the environment the top concern in her speech and warned against spoiling the earth.
environment = the natural world
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    Her lecture is on energy and the environment.
    environment = natural world
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    I am researching the environmental impact of electric cars.
    environmental = relating to the natural world
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    THE ENVIRONMENT, he wrote on the chalkboard, and added: OUR WORLD!  (source)
    ENVIRONMENT = the natural world
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    They didn't get many visitors in Snakewater, and there had been a lot of speculation about what a lawyer from the Environmental Protection Agency would want to see Alan Grant about.  (source)
    Environmental = relating to the quality of human, animal, and plant life
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    "We want to assure all our customers that Mother Paula's remains strongly committed to protecting our environment," he said, "and we deeply regret that the careless actions of a few former employees and contractors may have put these unique little birds in jeopardy."  (source)
    environment = natural world (the quality of human, animal, and plant life)
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    I mean, it's more environmentally responsible.†  (source)
    environmentally = in a manner that impacts the natural world (life, air, water, land...)
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    Consequently, the Environmental Impact Statement conveniently disappeared from the city files.  (source)
    Environmental Impact Statement = a report on the effects of certain actions upon the quality of human, animal, and plant life
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    It is unquestionably beautiful, but its beauty is obscured by the environmental waste and loose trash that scatters the countryside.  (source)
    environmental = relating to the natural world
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    Once we tackle world hunger, then we can figure out how to fix the environment and solve the energy crisis.  (source)
    environment = the quality of human, animal, and plant life
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    We do it in a very environmentally friendly way.†  (source)
    environmentally = in a manner that impacts the natural world (life, air, water, land...)
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    The missing Environmental Impact Statement made the front page of the Gazette and ultimately proved to be the fatal blow to the pancake-house project.  (source)
    Environmental Impact Statement = a report on the effects of certain actions upon the quality of human, animal, and plant life
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    His advisers, who had updates on infrastructure and some environmental concerns, were seated to one side, and the camera cut to show them.  (source)
    environmental = related to the natural world
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    Aside from corruption and bad government, my father's main concern in those days was the environment.  (source)
    environment = natural world (the quality of human, animal, and plant life)
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environment as in:  her family environment

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    She does well in a competitive environment.
    environment = situation
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    It's not a good environment for raising children.
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    The company provides a comfortable working environment.
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    The program is optimized for the Windows environment.
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    Numerous environmental factors can impact expression of the gene.
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    Urban environments are way more energy efficient than rural ones.†  (source)
    environments = instances of surrounding conditions
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    And it was in this environment that Procompsognathus lived.  (source)
    environment = surrounding conditions
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    But environments are never static for long.†  (source)
    environments = instances of surrounding conditions
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    Sometimes these mutations occur during pregnancy. Sometimes they're inherited from one parent carrying the dominant gene. Sometimes they're caused by the interaction of many genes, possibly in combination with environmental factors.  (source)
    environmental = related to surrounding conditions
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    O victim of environment, underprivileged, rotten, no-count hood!  (source)
    environment = surrounding conditions
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    Instead, I asked a question: "Do you think we're all just products of our environments?†  (source)
    environments = instances of surrounding conditions
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    In other words, despite all of the environmental pressures from my neighborhood and community, I received a different message at home.  (source)
    environmental = relating to surrounding conditions
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    At the beginning of the school year, when I enlisted certain children to be a "welcoming committee" to August, I did so as a way of easing his transition into a school environment.  (source)
    environment = conditions
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