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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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as in to keep (to)
to give steadfast support to
no longer was able to hew to the party line and so he switched political parties
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Recent Examples of hew
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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Motorola has traditionally hewed closely to Google's interface, while Samsung, OnePlus, and others forged their own paths.
—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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“Hew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hew. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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