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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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hemmed

Rescue operations had yet to begin when AFP arrived, with the site hemmed in by high-rise buildings, complicating efforts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

As it enters Assam's vast floodplains, home to some 28 million people and hemmed in by hills, it slows and deposits sediment, fuelling erosion and floods.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

When the park opened in 2006, I thought it seemed too flat and shapeless, too hemmed in by Broadway and Spring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

Any new tool needs to be easily triggered, avoiding the lengthy arguments among capitals that have hemmed in European action in the past.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Off across the night, beyond the stone that hemmed them close, the dogs woke and began to bark.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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