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hems in

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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“That's why the young people are agitating right now for change,” he says, suggesting they are frustrated by a corrupt political system that hems in their potential.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

Along with Japan's neighbouring island of Okinawa, Taiwan hems in Beijing's forces.

From Reuters • Jun. 7, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic hems in Veterans Day events this year so groups throughout the region are finding ways to honor veterans safely.

From Washington Times • Nov. 11, 2020

On the screen, this twisty-plotted farce hems in Groucho, Chico and Harpo’s comic energy.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2017

Roaming over the desert which hems in the delta, solitary shepherds, strangely clad and wild-looking, herd their flocks of sheep and goats which browse upon the scrub.

From Peeps at Many Lands: Egypt by Kelly, R. Talbot (Robert Talbot)