hewed

past tense of hew
1
as in mowed
to bring down by cutting laboriously hewed trees to build their rude log cabins

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2
as in adhered
to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion decided to hew to the original plan rather than change everything

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Recent Examples of hewed 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
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  • The team mowed through six exhibition games this month, aided by a collection of EuroLeague veterans and NBA role players such as Bogdan Bogdanovic, Nikola Jovic and Nikola Topic.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Grow a thick lawn mowed no shorter than two inches and let the good grass crowd out the nutgrass.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2025
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  • Participants adhered well, spending 73 percent of the study in ketosis.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • The Murdochs and Redstones are far from the only families that clung tenaciously to control of their media empires for as long as possible.
    Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to the mouse study, the researchers also confirmed that the protein quickly clung to carbon monoxide in human blood in test tubes.
    Sara Novak, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • The microwave filter is crucial for protecting your microwave's internal parts from gunk getting stuck or the fans from overheating.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
  • With anxiety, you’re stuck in hypothetical scenarios.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Hewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hewed. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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