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as in mowed
to bring down by cutting
laboriously hewed trees to build their rude log cabins
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Recent Examples of hewed
In the ensuing years, Wu publicly hewed harder into right-wing talking points about trans people.
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Samantha Riedel, Them., 3 Nov. 2025
The two bills that emerged, Senate Bill 840 and Assembly Bill 1207, hewed closer to Newsom’s vision.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The color palette hewed towards various shades of browns giving the clothes a touch of a retro feel.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
And former President Joe Biden hewed toward Ireland because of his own heritage.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Of course, Kenneth Branagh’s insane 1994 adaptation, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, probably hewed closest to the novel, and that movie and this one share a similarly frantic, gothic-romantic expressionism.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
The judge said that the earlier date hewed closer to the requirements of the county charter, which says a recall vote should occur within 60 days of recall petitions being certified.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2025
Samantha Riedel, Them., 3 Nov. 2025
The two bills that emerged, Senate Bill 840 and Assembly Bill 1207, hewed closer to Newsom’s vision.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The color palette hewed towards various shades of browns giving the clothes a touch of a retro feel.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
And former President Joe Biden hewed toward Ireland because of his own heritage.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Of course, Kenneth Branagh’s insane 1994 adaptation, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, probably hewed closest to the novel, and that movie and this one share a similarly frantic, gothic-romantic expressionism.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
The judge said that the earlier date hewed closer to the requirements of the county charter, which says a recall vote should occur within 60 days of recall petitions being certified.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hewed
Verb
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When one member deployed to Kosovo, the others mowed his family’s grass.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Ross has mowed through Tony Sparano, Todd Bowles (interim), Joe Philbin, Dan Campbell (interim), Adam Gase, Brian Flores and now McDaniel.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Before its sale, the bottle was reconditioned at the distillery; that bespoke label was re-adhered and the cork and capsule of the bottle replaced.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Higher Learning Commission recommended closure by late December 2025, and Martin adhered.—
Essence,
Essence,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Passengers in front and behind us whispered, a few stood up, and some clung to the bars and handles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Though Wisconsin can't claim the first one (New York City and London vie for that accolade), the Badger State has clung to the tradition most wholeheartedly.—
Ron Faiola,
Midwest Living,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Between mortgage rates stuck for most of the year well above 6%, insurance costs that shocked homeowners, and the rapid development of AI tools that can value your property in seconds, the housing market has been anything but predictable.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
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When the novel opens in Florence, in 1557, the body of the painter Jacopo da Pontormo lies in the chapel of San Lorenzo—in front of the frescoes he’d labored over for a decade, with a painter’s chisel stuck in his heart.—
Bekah Waalkes,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Hewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hewed. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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