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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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Shaped roughly like a triangle, Kuwait is hemmed in by Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

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

I suspect that the movie might be too smart for its own good, or perhaps hemmed in by a cynicism that, everywhere we look lately, it appears that crime does pay.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

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

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026

They were standing by the curving staircase, hemmed by an ornate balustrade.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie