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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The disk-like shape allows more devices to be housed in a smaller area, making the overall package smaller and lighter.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025 -
Walshe has been housed at the Norfolk County Jail ever since his arraignment.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Authorities say the act was premeditated and carried out in front of a crowd that included children, a factor that could carry serious sentencing implications.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Utah ban included measures to make prescription fluoride supplements more accessible — but now, the FDA is moving to remove certain types of those supplements for children from the market.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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In its former terrain, today’s Tamiami Trail used to run along a ridge above the Glaswegian Suture, a geologic feature that enclosed a large body of water now known as the Gulf of Mexico.—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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This enclosed back segment of the property could work for raising chickens and other small farm animals —away from the main house.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Fungal spores are encased in a protective covering to preserve them until they are applied to fields.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Alps are right here, encased in a restaurant that couldn’t be more Atlanta.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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But dangerous popups are not confined to PCs or ClickFix.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement After three days of being confined, according to the worker’s diary, they were brought to an interview with ICE agents who took their fingerprints and examined their documents.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Photos from the vigil showed supporters assembling around images of the conservative activist, surrounded by candles and other tributes.—
Sophia Compton , Andrea Margolis , Olivia Palombo,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Cassell said prosecutors may have hinted at that strategy in their initial probable cause affidavit that pointed out Kirk was surrounded by a large crowd, including people immediately adjacent and behind him.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
16 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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