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as in hawing
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as in trimming
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hemming
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Bangladesh has launched fresh measures to curb energy consumption, cutting office hours and trimming public spending as conflict in the Middle East disrupts global fuel markets and strains power supply in the South Asian nation.—
Max Burman,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026 -
After trimming the board’s budget for 2026, Meta plans to further reduce funding in 2027 and 2028, and potentially stop paying for it entirely after that, Platformer reports.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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According to the sheriff's office, the dog was flown to a ballfield where more rescuers were waiting with blankets to dry off and warm up the goldendoodle, who is now safe and comfortable.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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Seeing their faces plastered in and around their orange and blue locker room was a pinch-me moment for the Illini, who also had Final Four swag waiting for them at the team hotel.—
Ryan Baker,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Now, Food Lion is edging up to Harris Teeter by sales revenue.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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Love guested on Corgan’s podcast, The Magnificent Others, and reviving Woodstock ’94–era beef seemed as good a thing to talk about as that Hole reunion Love keeps edging us with.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2026
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Neither of them is going to sit around dithering.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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There was no dithering, just a window of opportunity narrowing by the minute.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Oct. 2025
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As a result, the roads bordering the Statehouse — North Capitol Avenue, West Street, Washington Street and Ohio Street — will likely see more backups than usual.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
30 Mar. 2026
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For months, mobile internet service interruptions have hit Russia’s regions, particularly in provinces bordering Ukraine, which has staged incursions and launched strikes inside Russian territory to counter Russia’s full-scale invasion.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Academy seems comfortable celebrating individual excellence within horror while hesitating to crown its films as definitive achievements.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026
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Palmer is the center of the film and building the cast around her initially had Riley hesitating.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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Manuel then slipped into a stark white dress overflowing with ruffles and shrugged on a matching lace shawl with long fringing over it—all key elements to bringing his hypnotizing moves to life.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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Chromatic aberration is very well controlled, with minimal color fringing even when shooting wide open.—
Tantse Walter,
Space.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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States say the markets are skirting those rules, as well as the tax obligations of sports books, a major source of revenue for a state like Nevada.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
16 Mar. 2026
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He’s repeatedly ruled out skirting the 60-vote filibuster threshold over a lack of Republican support.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Hemming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hemming. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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