hemmed (in)

verb

Definition of hemmed (in)next
past tense of hem (in)
as in housed
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers a village hemmed in on all sides by mountains

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  1. housed
  2. included
  3. surrounded
Verb
  • These one- or two-room shacks housed, on average, six enslaved people and had, at most, one window.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Floodwaters have devastated the Biltmore Village, which is where the estate's employees are housed.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of housed
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  • That included missing a wide-open man on a would-be TD down the middle of the field.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • After Mahan vacated the District 10 seat two years ago, the City Council appointed Batra over a slew of candidates that included Casey.
    Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of included
Verb
  • In the midst of honoring the actor’s life and successful career, the people who were close to him are also speaking about the circumstances that surrounded his death.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Taking the stage in a baby-blue leotard — surrounded by a full band and back-up singers dressed in white — the 25-year-old pop star served up silky vocals and perky choreography before slinking over to Fallon’s interview set-up, taking his spinning chair for a ride and laying across his desk.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of surrounded
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hemmed and hawed

hemmed (in)

hemming

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