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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Merit is also debuting a new Signature Lipstick in shade Maxwell—a mauvy, cinnamon brown is a satin finish that complements any complexion—housed in silver packaging that has Maxwell written all over it.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
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The building, adjacent to Medical Center East's south tower, used to be a dorm for students and housed a barber shop in the front and a deli in the back.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
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By September, exposure locations in southwest Utah included high school events, a local festival, and restaurants, according to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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The circular included a QR code to scan for those interested in joining.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, the fetus remains enclosed in a sterile fluid chamber.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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The four-story suite is situated in the vessel’s funnel, which is enclosed in glass, offering 280-degree views.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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According to Lorenzen, Moon Bound will be encased with other objects in a resin pyramid attached to a lunar rover that will travel the moon's surface.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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Each composition is built from the background to the foreground to create the illusion of a three-dimensional figure or scene encased within the glass block.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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But in the context of Mexico’s yearslong security crisis, that vein of advice taken to its logical conclusion would keep most women confined to within walking distance of their homes.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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When confined to extremely small spaces, such as inside proteins, minerals, or artificial nanomaterials, water behaves very differently from its bulk liquid form.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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Rose was surrounded by friends and colleagues from the Oppenheim Group, including costars Harper, 32, Kayla Cardona and fellow agents Sandra Shany and Serena Jin.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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We’re surrounded by empty sand dunes, and the fog is lifting.—
Sabrina Weiss,
The Dial,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Hemmed (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hemmed%20%28in%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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