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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
Like many cities in the report, Dallas also actually saw a year-over-year effective salary bump, likely because of slightly lower effective tax rates and living costs that have hewed closer to the national average.
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Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
The Biden administration hewed closely to the same policy.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Independents hewed more closely to the Democratic view with 76% disapproving and 24% approving.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 25 Feb. 2026
The Biden administration hewed closely to the same policy.
—CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, the newest major candidate to enter the race, hewed toward partisan middle ground, chastising leaders in Sacramento for allowing the state budget to balloon without tangible improvements to housing affordability, homelessness and public schools.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
In the ensuing years, Wu publicly hewed harder into right-wing talking points about trans people.
—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
Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
The Biden administration hewed closely to the same policy.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Independents hewed more closely to the Democratic view with 76% disapproving and 24% approving.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 25 Feb. 2026
The Biden administration hewed closely to the same policy.
—CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, the newest major candidate to enter the race, hewed toward partisan middle ground, chastising leaders in Sacramento for allowing the state budget to balloon without tangible improvements to housing affordability, homelessness and public schools.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
In the ensuing years, Wu publicly hewed harder into right-wing talking points about trans people.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hewed
Verb
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These buffer strips don’t have to be mowed like traditional lawns, and the only maintenance required is to pull out invasive or woody plant species.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026
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When to Mow Your Lawn After Winter Cool-season grasses can be mowed earlier than warm-season grasses, typically in mid-March once the snow has melted.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
11 Mar. 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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Many are asking whether millions of people who have clung to the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, and to liberation more broadly, will return to Persia’s streets and face the brutal Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Basij.—
Felice Friedson,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The specks of warmth salvaged from the inside of the patrol car, which had clung to his skin under his gray sweatpants and hooded striped sweatshirt, soon fell away.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Cargo ships are stuck in the Gulf or making a much longer detour around the southern tip of Africa.—
SAM McNEIL,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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Now, as the Knicks head into the final stretch of a season ownership expects to end in an NBA Finals appearance, Bridges is stuck in one of the worst extended offensive funks of his career.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Hewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hewed. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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