hemmed

verb

past tense of hem
1
as in hawed

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2
as in bordered

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hemmed
  1. hesitated
  2. bordered
  3. dithered
  4. bounded
  5. waited
  6. fringed
  7. edged
  8. trimmed
Verb
  • When asked if Airbnbs are legal at The Club, Alvarez hesitated.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • The French back line hesitated for a brief second, anticipating a potential foul, but Porro pressed the advantage and side-footed a shot past Mike Maignan in the 58th minute for the backbreaking goal.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Definition of hesitated
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  • Mandatory evacuations remained in place Tuesday for an area bordered to the north by Lake County Road 9, to the west by Twining Peak, to the south by Lake County Road 11 and to the east by Derry Ditch.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 July 2026
  • More than a dozen of them bordered the states of Washington, Minnesota, Michigan and Maine.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of bordered
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  • But phase two of the program kept getting delayed, in part because Congress dithered on funding.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
  • Sarah Finnane dithered mightily before deciding on this wild wallpaper for the new powder room.
    — Gary Thompson, Midwest Living, 5 June 2026
Definition of dithered
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  • The private sector’s growing role in security functions can deliver real value when properly bounded.
    — David Niccolini, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • In simple terms, the company is developing something that receives a photon and then uses an optical switch to direct it into a path bounded by highly reflective mirrors.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026
Definition of bounded
Verb
  • Thousands of fans — treated with Doctor Doom masks and capes — waited nearly days to get a glimpse of Feige’s grand plan for the next era of the MCU.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 26 July 2026
  • For years, Charleston flooded, recovered, and waited for the next storm.
    — William Cogswell, Time, 24 July 2026
Definition of waited
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  • This spot, littered in condom wrappers and fringed by jungle, is familiar to her.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • The coastline of the region is fringed with ridiculously good-looking beaches and traditional fishing villages where the boats still return with the day’s catch.
    — Nigel Hack, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026
Definition of fringed
Verb
  • The game went back and forth before Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane and England edged Julián Quiñones, Raúl Jiménez and Mexico 3-2.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • In the semifinals, Santa Margarita edged reigning tournament champion Mission Viejo 16-15 with a late defensive stand.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 July 2026
Definition of edged
Verb
  • Amazon trimmed jobs in its artificial intelligence group, CNBC confirmed on Wednesday.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 22 July 2026
  • Single bamboo stakes, wooden tomato sticks, or even trimmed tree branches all work well (as do single metal posts).
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
Definition of trimmed
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