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as in mowing
to bring down by cutting
laboriously hewed trees to build their rude log cabins
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Recent Examples of hewing
Season 1 includes 10 episodes, each hewing close to 30 minutes.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
This year, with supply hewing closely to typical seasonal patterns, expect the usual post-summer wave of new inventory to arrive.
—John Walkup, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
This year, with supply hewing closely to typical seasonal patterns, expect the usual post-summer wave of new inventory to arrive.
—John Walkup, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hewing
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Recharge takes about two hours (if needed, the Luba will return to charge and resume mowing without requiring intervention).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Sep. 2025
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Just before overseeding, reduce the mowing height of the existing grass by 25 percent.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
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After evaluating 200 hospital patients participating in the King's College London Oral, Dental, and Craniofacial Biobank, researchers found that those adhering most closely to a Mediterranean diet had the lowest levels of gum disease.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Sep. 2025
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To illustrate the absurdity of adhering too closely to genre conventions, Galloway describes a plot about an innocent girl who winds up in a strange town.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
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Lighter scratches only touch the surface while moderate to deep scratches can usually be felt by sticking your fingernail in the slit to determine how deep the scratch really is.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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Some hunters insist upon sticking game to expedite bleeding.—
Maurice H. Decker,
Outdoor Life,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Royals — who are desperately clinging to slim playoff hopes — dropped another winnable game 8-6 against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Sep. 2025
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Companies clinging to this outdated model risk losing their best talent, hurting families of working parents, and ultimately harming their bottom line.—
Liz Teran,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Hewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hewing. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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