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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Based on the crest fossil’s inner vascular canals and exterior texture, the team theorizes that the cranial accessory was likely housed in keratin and brightly colored.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026 -
But the aesthetic alone isn’t why the Grey, the restaurant housed there, routinely ranks on lists of the city’s best places to dine.—
Adam Kuehl,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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While spa treatments are not included in the price of stay, like food and most activities, there are many wellness offerings like yoga, pilates, and meditation, a full gym, and use of a giant heated swimming pool that are included for no additional fee.—
Katie Mathews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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Cassimere, who retired in 2007 after 37 years as a professor of history at the University of New Orleans, recalled finally entering the famed restaurant a year later as a member of the city's youth council, accompanying a lunch group that included a high-ranking NAACP official.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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This 75-minute trip includes live island music by Barefoot Brian Cabral, a full bar and enclosed upper deck for stunning views from every seat.—
Susan McDonald,
The Providence Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Uptown Penny Loafer Mule combines a grippy platform sole with a deep heel cup to provide optimal stability for hours-long wear, delivering the same comfort as if your foot were fully enclosed.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
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However, instead of being microscopic and embedded in a chip, these valves were incandescent filaments encased in vacuum and glass that were inches long.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2026
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Our approach to understanding the meat computers encased in our skulls has historically varied by discipline.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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The night’s highlights for the Aztecs were largely confined to the closing minutes of the first half, when, with 6-6 Tae Simmons playing the 5 with four guards, the Aztecs went on a 14-3 run that gave them a 33-29 lead at the break.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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His girlfriend, a 31-year-old woman identified only by her last name, Arroyo, told police the couple was tied up and confined to a small room while two men made off with valuables from the residence and their car, a 2013 Hyundai Elantra, Surfer Magazine reported.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Best of all is the installation-style curation, with paintings surrounded by clusters of artifacts from the same period.—
Clodagh Kinsella,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Now surrounded by trendy cafés selling matcha lattes, his boutique is filled to the brim with hunting jackets, tuxedos, dress shoes and tweed caps.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Hemmed (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hemmed%20%28in%29. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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