as in edge
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
the hem of the blouse was gold
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as in to haw
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as in to margin
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Recent Examples of hem
Julia Teti, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
Adepoju also delivered waves in a slit gown and a white gown ruffled at the hem.
—Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 31 Oct. 2024
Graham Averill, Outside Online, 14 July 2024
His proofs were outstanding for their brilliance, but also for their unconventional creativity and insight, in part, it was believed, because they were not hemmed in by convention.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Collins chose a little black dress by Versace, featuring a slim-fitting silhouette with long sleeves and a hem just above the floor.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
Adepoju also delivered waves in a slit gown and a white gown ruffled at the hem.
—Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
Paddle the mile from the Salmon Run Boat Launch to Pirate’s Cove, an inlet hemmed in by overhanging sandstone cliffs, where a waterfall tumbles directly into the water.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 14 July 2024
His proofs were outstanding for their brilliance, but also for their unconventional creativity and insight, in part, it was believed, because they were not hemmed in by convention.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
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Greg Alder has had great success growing raspberries on the eastern edge of large trees.Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
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Ribbons marked the edge of the area that will be logged.April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
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This isn’t the first time Temu has been dinged for hawing products tainted with hazardous chemicals.Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Many of the season’s 10 45-minute episodes are dedicated to Jackie hemming and hawing between them.Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
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Favorable product margin rates and lower supply chain costs were also margin drivers.Trefis Team, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
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E-commerce is maybe tapped into as a bonus benefit in case someone lands on their site or is done through a partner with very little oversight or control, let alone margin.Brandon Amoroso, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
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In the largest pythons, this translated to a circumference equal to a pair of 32-inch-waist jeans.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Oct. 2024
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Both forms of decaf coffee improved blood pressure, waist circumference, blood sugar, and triglycerides over four weeks.Lauren O'Connor, MS, Health, 8 Oct. 2024
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Tucked at the base of a ridge of ragged, jagged bare rock and fringed by cattails, Ayer Lake is home for the endangered desert pupfish and the Gila topminnow.Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
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Gap campaign star Tyla made a strong case for neon yellow and fringe with her Area dress, which was just presented at New York Fashion Week.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2024
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Users can see a developing fire on the map, represented by a glowing yellow dot well before its perimeter is reported to the NIFC.Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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The White House had an additional security perimeter put in place due to the unrest following the killing of George Floyd in 2020.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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The factory itself is a vast complex of buildings and loading docks that stretches across land bordered by canals that create a sort of moat around it.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Communities in territories crossed or bordered by Line 5, such as the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians in northern Wisconsin, lead efforts to protect the land and water resources that have sustained humans and wildlife across the Great Lakes region for generations.Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
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Gold edgings and flatware tie them all together like a bow on a package.Sandra S. Soria, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
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Thanks to metal edging and an enhanced rocker on this nimble ski, the downhill was a blast, too.Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Hem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hem. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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