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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 character that hews closest to Caillat’s life is Grover, the sound engineer turned producer on the fictional band’s record.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
The potting shed, whose design is inspired by an outbuilding seen at Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, New York, is used for storage, while the 30-foot by 40-foot barn showcases wood beams hewn by local Connecticut barn builders.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
Artist agents find their roles less vexed, embracing a new value system that hews closer to the way the market actually operates.
—Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Steve Sherman, a research scientist at Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, says Houston’s size and diversity have long created various housing submarkets within it, some resembling Detroit and others hewing closer to Brooklyn.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 18 Oct. 2024
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
The potting shed, whose design is inspired by an outbuilding seen at Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, New York, is used for storage, while the 30-foot by 40-foot barn showcases wood beams hewn by local Connecticut barn builders.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
Artist agents find their roles less vexed, embracing a new value system that hews closer to the way the market actually operates.
—Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Steve Sherman, a research scientist at Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, says Houston’s size and diversity have long created various housing submarkets within it, some resembling Detroit and others hewing closer to Brooklyn.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 18 Oct. 2024
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But in this small island of habitat, groups of biologists and volunteers mow, mulch and hand-weed to keep the vegetation to the owls’ liking.Mark Degraff, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Many lawn care companies go on an every other week schedule October through February then resume the every week mowing the rest of the year.Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
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Add sprinkles and chill before cutting: Top with sprinkles, pressing gently to adhere.Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
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Follow the package instructions to adhere double-sided adhesive sheets to all felt sheets.Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
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Complete decommissioning can include felling or dismantling the turbines, partially or wholly removing the turbine foundations and underground cables, removing the ground-level facilities, and restoring the land to a usable state.Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The latest iteration of the project calls for felling 108 trees rooted along Greenleaf Avenue, between Wardman and Hadley streets, and planting 118 smaller trees in the area.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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But nothing ever seems to stick, and that's because no experiment has given any hint that quarks and leptons are composite particles.Paul Sutter, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Barton appears to enjoy juxtaposing the banality of Helen’s life as a wife and mother—flawlessly hosting her husband’s holiday work party, sticking jewels on a crown for a Nativity costume—with the extravagant action of her secret life.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Yet, the mind clings to the belief that further reflection will eventually bring closure, creating a mental loop that is both emotionally draining and counterproductive.Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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After public protests and then rebellion erupted in Syria in 2011, Assad’s regime clung to power through systemic torture and relentless military campaigns with support from Iran, Russia, and an array of allied militias.Karam Shaar, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Hew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hew. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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