hoe

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Recent Examples of hoe Slowly, the trail widened with signs of civilization: hoed rows of plantings, waxy horses. Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024 Amazon’s focus on augmenting Buy with Prime with additional services like Buy with Prime Assist is a clear indication that there are still plenty of rows to be hoed in this arena. Chris Walton, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023 Johnnie was the gardener who planted, hoed, and harvested. Ronni Lundy, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2023 As a package, the Shelby Charger has hoed a long row from its 1982 fall debut as a crude but effective boy racer. Jean Lindamood, Car and Driver, 28 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for hoe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoe
Verb
  • The researchers also found burrows dug by some of the animals, as well as scrapes on rocks where the mollusks had raked their teeth to gather up algae or bacteria for food.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
  • The Royals made news in Chicago on Wednesday morning, calling up a familiar face who’s been raking at Triple-A Omaha.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025
Verb
  • Before the big race, the track was harrowed, bringing it to a better and drier racing surface.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
  • The research fellow who met me, Birte, was in her forties, and appeared as if she had been harrowed by her work.
    John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Verb
  • An extreme solution, which has worked, is to kill your lawn, rototill it, and move all the soil around.
    oregonlive, oregonlive, 13 May 2023
  • Mix into the top few inches using a hand trowel; do not rototill.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2023
Verb
  • Evangeline Delgado, who is listed as the selling agent on the Zillow property listing, did not respond to a voicemail left on the phone number for her on the web page or to a contact form filled out by a reporter.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
  • The platform works with property owners to automate everything from listing properties and managing viewings to vetting tenants and coordinating maintenance, right down to scheduling a handyman or janitor.
    Zoya Hasan, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025

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“Hoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoe. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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