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hemmed

VERB

enclose, restrict

Synonyms

WEAK

begird beset border bound cage circle circumscribe close in confine corral define edge encircle encompass envelop environ fence fringe girdle hedge in immure margin pen rim ring round shut shut in skirt surround verge

Antonyms

WEAK

let go release

Example Sentences

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Mandalay, an ancient royal capital hemmed by jungle-clad mountains and the snaking Irrawaddy river, bore the brunt of the damage.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The Port of New York and New Jersey is hemmed in by the surrounding towns of Newark and Elizabeth, N.J.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Instead, it was a wide, empty street hemmed in by police barricades and a few enormous screens.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026

He delighted audiences while managing to avoid getting hemmed in as an auteur.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

She humphed and hemmed and slurped her coffee without answering, but as soon as I’d gotten my book again and was settled down on the couch and reading, she said, “It’s onto four o’clock.”

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson