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Recent Examples of strew
Furniture is strewn about, dishes and plates are broken on the floor and other belongings are badly water damaged.
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Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 12 July 2025
The man also saw a bunch of envelopes strewn throughout the car, the neighbors said.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
Shoes that have accumulated by the door, homework on the kitchen table, dog toys strewn around the rug.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
The exhibit begins in the garden’s pathways, strewn with artworks, which lead visitors to the gallery rooms housed in the park’s Sturt Haaga Gallery and historic Boddy House.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
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Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 12 July 2025
The man also saw a bunch of envelopes strewn throughout the car, the neighbors said.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
Shoes that have accumulated by the door, homework on the kitchen table, dog toys strewn around the rug.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
The exhibit begins in the garden’s pathways, strewn with artworks, which lead visitors to the gallery rooms housed in the park’s Sturt Haaga Gallery and historic Boddy House.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strew
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The best way to control brown recluse and any spider infestation is through a pest management company, which can access wall voids to spray and kill female spiders.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
1 Aug. 2025
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To get the look, paint a layer of orange nail polish onto each nail, and then use an airbrush tool to spray a darker shade of orange onto the middle of the nails.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
31 July 2025
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Swap the bananas for berries or apple slices and sprinkle with cinnamon for a flavor change.—
Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
25 July 2025
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Sherbrooke is easily walkable with microbreweries, art museums and galleries, and vintage shops sprinkling the downtown core, and, of course, excellent poutine that rivals Montreal and Quebec City.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The Jags traded a haul of picks to the Cleveland Browns to move up to No. 2 for two-way sensation Travis Hunter, effectively dotting the exclamation point on the new regime’s bold offseason.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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Freudenberger was inspired by the Central Coast’s unique ecosystem, which is dotted with Monterey pines, cypress trees, and tide pools.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
23 July 2025
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Another Leshem series that Schenker was closely involved with is Bad Boy, which peppered dozens of Netflix top 10s when it was picked up by the streamer earlier this year.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
29 July 2025
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Lawrence’s read of the dog-superhero relationship isn’t entirely off base, as some frostier moments between the pup and man of steel are peppered throughout the movie.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
28 July 2025
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“Strew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strew. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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