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as in to mow
to bring down by cutting
laboriously hewed trees to build their rude log cabins
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Recent Examples of hew
The play hewed closely to the original script, with a few splashes of local color.
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Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
His views on national security issues hew closely to those of the Senate Republican majority.
—Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
These lawmakers hew younger and male, and some have open ambitionsabout running for higher office.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
Some key gender-swap choice aside, Blichfeldt hews closely to the shape of the original Grimm Brothers story in ways that, however inevitable, can’t escape predictability as Elvira undergoes transformations for the big ball.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
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Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
His views on national security issues hew closely to those of the Senate Republican majority.
—Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
These lawmakers hew younger and male, and some have open ambitionsabout running for higher office.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
Some key gender-swap choice aside, Blichfeldt hews closely to the shape of the original Grimm Brothers story in ways that, however inevitable, can’t escape predictability as Elvira undergoes transformations for the big ball.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hew
Verb
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Wells and other workers mow the area several times a year to kill these intruders.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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Most people, however, head the opposite way, mowing an inch or more too high.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2025
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With the double-sided tape, adhere the gloves to the top of the helmet.—
Kimberly Stoney,
Parents,
19 Mar. 2025
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Simply adhere this medallion around an overhead lighting fixture for an instantly classic look.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Mar. 2025
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One of the people who lost his job at NOAA in late February was working on models to better predict severe weather, like the storm that felled my tree.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
7 Mar. 2025
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The coalition will be under pressure to deliver results and avoid the infighting that has felled previous governments.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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If the new reboot is true to sticking true to the games, either character being the lead in the new movies would make perfect sense.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Whatever the circumstances around his decision to stick it out after 2023’s relegation, Firpo rolled his sleeves up and has become a key attacking presence over the past two seasons.—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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After having no answers for three months, those who were close to Sharkey are clinging onto hope that his killer will be found.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2025
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Business leaders cling to physical-first thinking because change threatens their world view.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Hew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hew. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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