mew

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Recent Examples of mew He is survived by his family, a collection of trophy big-game mounts, and generations of bulls in Colorado’s West Elk Wilderness who knew him by bugle, chuckle, and mew. Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2025 Six months later the ones that got it right would be living in their own mews houses in Pimlico and looking fifteen years younger. Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025 The neo-classical residence, in addition to a mews house on nearby Kinnerton Street, was sold by Fairway Capital to an unidentified U.K. buyer. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2025 Gorgeous — there’s no way around it — with beamed ceilings, hardwoods throughout, half a block from the Washington Square mews … $4,995, 1-bedroom: Charming prewar with good bones and a ridiculously small kitchen. Nora Deligter, Curbed, 3 Jan. 2025 And in news that mews, the movie Cats is leaving the site on Jan. 15. Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 1 Jan. 2025 Additionally, lots of people are traveling and being in mew spaces, especially in legal states. Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024 Meanwhile, the mews house sports soaring vaulted ceilings, reclaimed wood floors, a kitchen, and a dining area. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 July 2024 To mew or not to mew? Both Lee and Marashi are quick to point out that the practice of mewing is not scientifically backed and the overall practice of orthotropics that Mew developed is controversial at best. Christina Pérez, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mew
Noun
  • With 80-plus looks and a Lana Del Rey soundtrack, the rest of the show was the cat’s meow.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The video, liked 7.3 million times, first shows ginger cat Boo, sitting on the floor and letting out a meow—then pans to Motnik, who perfectly mimics the sound on the guitar.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Obviously, Marchand wasn’t going to let Rodrigues’ chirp go unanswered.
    Tim Reynolds, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Audio is included too, and picks up chirps and songs clearly.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But their eggs and hatchlings can get crushed by tractors; they’re also being eaten by foxes, crows and sheep.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The occasional caw of a crow, the chickadee-dee-dee of a chickadee, the big song of the little Carolina wren that now stays on our Pennsylvania farm all winter.
    Daryln Brewer Hoffstot Kristian Thacker, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The show is thrilling as a sensory experience, humming with sinister percussive beats and the occasional muffled animal squawk in the distance.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The young seals’ vocalizations are variable, sometimes shorter, other times longer, sometimes a warble, sometimes a wail, other times a squawk or monkey-like screeching.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Spread it 2 to 3 inches deep and keep it an inch away from the bark of the stems.
    Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Mix course sand and organic material such as pine bark or leaf mold into the backfill soil and slope the soil up to the edges of the rootball.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • His grandson toddled over, climbed into his lap, accepted a kiss with a screech of delight, and scooted off again.
    Ben Ehrenreich, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
  • One-take monologues are sliced in half, plot twists pause mid-gasp, and a car chase sequence screeches to a halt.
    Viren Naidu, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In the video, Shona—a Rhodesian ridgeback—sits in the back seat, letting out an intense yowl and staring fixedly out the window at something her owner couldn't see.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Yes, that would be Post Malone, who convincingly simulated Kurt Cobain’s phlegmy yowls, rocking the mic as Dave Grohl, Pat Smear and Krist Novoselic thrashed and crashed around him.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • And studies have shown that mice carrying human FOXP2 genes also make strange squeaks.
    Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Juliana is one of those people who express positive emotions with a high-pitched squeak.
    Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025

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“Mew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mew. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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