HEMMED Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

hemmed

verb

past tense of hem

as in hawed

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Early in the bout, Nick Jackson suffered a head injury, which Moxley urged Ospreay to exploit, but Ospreay hesitated.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
When asked if Airbnbs are legal at The Club, Alvarez hesitated.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Definition of hesitated

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Blue Floral Border Area Rug This light blue rug is bordered with white flowers, giving it a soft and timeless look.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2026
La Guaira — a state bordered by sapphire-blue Caribbean Sea and separated from Caracas by the Avila mountain range — bore the brunt of the earthquakes.

— Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of bordered

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Near where the Loch empties into the Harlem Meer, a long-haired child, unaccompanied by an adult, bounded along the bank with a fly rod.

— Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
The area, which centers on Duvan Drive, is bounded by Harlem Avenue to the east, Metra Rock Island railroad to the south and 175th Street to the north.

— Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

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Surrounded by hundreds of butterflies fluttering between tropical plants inside the Powell Gardens Conservatory, Heidi Boehm watched as visitors stopped, looked upward and waited for one to land nearby.

— Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
The Bering Air flight’s takeoff was initially delayed four hours as the pilot waited for the weather to improve, but eventually the plane with the pilot and nine passengers took off.

— Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

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Andruw Monasterio hit a ground-rule double to lead off the eighth and scored the go-ahead run on Connor Wong's double-play grounder as the streaking Boston Red Sox edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Saturday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
The chain’s biggest retail and franchising arms reported drops in revenue for fiscal 2025, even as customer visits and units sold edged higher.

— Claire Zillman, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Definition of edged

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Planners trimmed the project's scope to a height of 317 feet and 752 hotel rooms, down from the original proposal of 406 feet and 874 rooms, according to industry publication NVBEX.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
The Wuthering Heights actress stunned in a flowy butter yellow silk tank top, which featured micro yellow straps and was trimmed with ornate white eyelet lace along the neckline and hemline.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 July 2026

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