hew to
phrasal verb
hewed to; hewed to or hewn to; hewing to; hews to
US
: to follow or obey (something)
Everyone must hew to the rules/standards.
He is a politician who has always hewed closely to the party line.
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Sprawling villas hew to biophilic design principles that blend into the surroundings, with a color palette of sand and pistachio.
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Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
Although some use traditional methods, this newer breed of distilleries does not hew to the same expectations as their Kentucky bourbon counterparts.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 21 July 2024
Photo: Compass Most of New York’s prewar co-ops hew to a similar Art Deco aesthetic, but this elegant Jackson Heights one-bedroom in the Hampton Court apartments, built in 1919, is full of warm wood details and Neo-Georgian pointed archways.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2025
Instead, the filmmaker hews to the quotidian, the weekly, the annual.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
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Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
Although some use traditional methods, this newer breed of distilleries does not hew to the same expectations as their Kentucky bourbon counterparts.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 21 July 2024
Photo: Compass Most of New York’s prewar co-ops hew to a similar Art Deco aesthetic, but this elegant Jackson Heights one-bedroom in the Hampton Court apartments, built in 1919, is full of warm wood details and Neo-Georgian pointed archways.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2025
Instead, the filmmaker hews to the quotidian, the weekly, the annual.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Hew to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hew%20to. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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