strew

as in to spray
to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on sidewalks strewed with trash left by the parade watchers

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Recent Examples of strew There’s a large opening in the wall, and broken boards are strewn around the car. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025 This was viewed as a shallow crop of free agents around the league, so give credit to the Patriots for being aggressive and not being left in the dust with so much cap space and needs strewn across the roster. Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2025 Wiens estimates that the rocks—found in an ancient riverbed and strewn uphill on the rim of Jezero Crater—are several billion years old. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025 Debris from the crash were strewn across the home’s lawn and the block, per NBC 5. Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for strew
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Verb
  • Pour or spray hydrogen peroxide over the baking soda.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Court documents allege that Nelson traveled to a Tesla dealership in Loveland, Colo., on multiple nights in January and February, allegedly lighting Molotov cocktails and throwing them in the dealership's parking lot and spraying graffiti on the building's windows and walls.
    Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • To add scouring power, sprinkle kosher salt on the lemon, which acts as a gentle abrasive to scour away odor-causing buildup and residue.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Will people obey this new law and stop eating this ingredient, cease and desist from mixing its powder with their milk, sprinkling it onto their ice-cream?
    Walter E Block, Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The rest of the year, aside from the occasional sunbather, the area is mostly used by geese, who often leave the lawn dotted with their excrement.
    Kale Williams, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Bike lanes and in-lane bus stops with boarding islands are featured along the road in the bucolic neighborhood dotted with high-end boutiques and trendy restaurants.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Frank Lloyd Wright’s distinctive brand of American architecture is peppered throughout the country.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Hinsdale team names peppered the results board and in almost every category, the team had a racer in the top three.
    Jacob Spetzler, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025

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“Strew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strew. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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