as in edge
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
the hem of the blouse was gold
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as in to haw
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as in to margin
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Recent Examples of hem
Jane Herman, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
King’s dress was a light gray with stud detailing on the bottom hem and two buckles on the top left side.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 7 Oct. 2024
Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Those 20 percent on the other side, one suspects, will not change their minds, and we are hemmed in by them.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Proper English With a Bow on Top The floral hem on these jeans was just begging to be a blouse, and the key was finding one with a black background.
—Jane Herman, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
King’s dress was a light gray with stud detailing on the bottom hem and two buckles on the top left side.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 7 Oct. 2024
Verb
They're already hemmed in by farmland or other development, so these iconic wetlands are getting squeezed and dying off in mass mortality events instead.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Those 20 percent on the other side, one suspects, will not change their minds, and we are hemmed in by them.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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While there’s nothing more rock and roll than a knee-length version, a cropped, motorcycle style in faux leather has more edge and can be worn into spring.Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor, said the insurgents detonated two car bombs at the western edge of Aleppo on Friday.Sarah el Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
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This isn’t the first time Temu has been dinged for hawing products tainted with hazardous chemicals.Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Many of the season’s 10 45-minute episodes are dedicated to Jackie hemming and hawing between them.Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
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Favorable product margin rates and lower supply chain costs were also margin drivers.Trefis Team, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
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E-commerce is maybe tapped into as a bonus benefit in case someone lands on their site or is done through a partner with very little oversight or control, let alone margin.Brandon Amoroso, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
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Tap it around the circumference of each eye, including your upper eyelid, to harness the benefits of tetrapeptide-5 and antioxidant-rich nannochloropsis oculata extract (a form of microalgae).Devon Abelman, Allure, 23 Oct. 2024
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For one, the waists rose and the circumferences shrunk, as Black men played with the proportions of the prepster and the dandy.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
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Washington’s three-game losing streak has taken them from NFC title contention to fringe postseason territory.Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Kacey Musgraves is decked in denim and fringe at the 2024 CMA Awards.Chiara Kim, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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The project involves the demolition of an existing warehouse on the site and the removal of one of its stone walls to create three educational buildings, as well as a perimeter entrance.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
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And veteran Aaron Holiday, while not nearly as dynamic, would bring a reliable perimeter jumpshot.Rahat Huq, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Among them are New Mexico, which borders Texas to the west, and Colorado, northwest of the state.Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The property, which is bordered by Bardstown Road, Beechwood Avenue, Baxter Avenue, and Rosewood Avenue, earned a 92/100 score in walkability, which is one of the highest in the state of Kentucky, according to the listing.Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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Gold edgings and flatware tie them all together like a bow on a package.Sandra S. Soria, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
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Thanks to metal edging and an enhanced rocker on this nimble ski, the downhill was a blast, too.Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Hem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hem. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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