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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

One person hemmed in by perfectionist anxiety was invited to sing with an off-key Masli.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

They surrounded the defenses and hemmed my friends in.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia