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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
Motorola has traditionally hewed closely to Google's interface, while Samsung, OnePlus, and others forged their own paths.
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ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
Biosphere 2's fog desert is the landscape that hews closest to what lies right outside the building.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 7 July 2025
There’s furniture that’s been hewn from local wood and the decorative plates from Arita, Japan’s most exclusive earthenware and pottery brand.
—Terry Elward, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
The superpower that succeeds in persuading key Southeast Asian countries—such as Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam—to hew closely to its line stands a better chance of realizing its objectives in Asia.
—Yuen Foong Khong, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
Biosphere 2's fog desert is the landscape that hews closest to what lies right outside the building.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 7 July 2025
There’s furniture that’s been hewn from local wood and the decorative plates from Arita, Japan’s most exclusive earthenware and pottery brand.
—Terry Elward, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
The superpower that succeeds in persuading key Southeast Asian countries—such as Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam—to hew closely to its line stands a better chance of realizing its objectives in Asia.
—Yuen Foong Khong, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hew
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That means mowing at the correct height for your species of grass, and fertilizing and irrigating properly. Consider the use of biological pesticides.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
27 July 2025
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The city may also send a contractor to mow the grass, which the property owner must pay for.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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Rubin acknowledged the departure from the level of rigor to which the FDA usually adheres.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
25 July 2025
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That meant maps adhering as closely as possible to the maps that Republicans instituted in 2011.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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If a tree is found to be infested, Ewing recommends felling it and disposing of the wood by cutting it into chips and composting it.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
22 July 2025
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In September 2023, the world awoke to the news that someone had deliberately felled the Sycamore Gap tree with a chainsaw.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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One of those sticking points has been a mammoth bond issue that is being pitched to voters in the November election.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
22 July 2025
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Thompson will need to prove the most in this area to stick, as well.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The fabric does cling to dust and pet hair, but the gray chalk color camouflages it brilliantly.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Their insistence on clinging to an increasingly obsolete financial infrastructure means that Americans will continue to be saddled with billions in unnecessary fees every year and that corporations will be empowered to erode our privacy in Orwellian fashion.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Hew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hew. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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