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Recent Examples of strew
Large branches were ripped away and strewn across her yard.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Maroon napkins were strewn across the ballroom floor like confetti.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Each of us moves through a world strewn with figurative mountains and molehills, continually assessing what matters more and what matters less.
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Its support team then flew into action, rushing out with a stretcher to pick up the many pieces of its body and limbs strewn across the course.
—New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Maroon napkins were strewn across the ballroom floor like confetti.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Each of us moves through a world strewn with figurative mountains and molehills, continually assessing what matters more and what matters less.
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Its support team then flew into action, rushing out with a stretcher to pick up the many pieces of its body and limbs strewn across the course.
—New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strew
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Two nights earlier in Pittsburgh, in a game to decide the AFC North, the Ravens had appeared headed for the playoffs thanks to Jackson’s late heroics before rookie Tyler Loop sprayed a 44-yard field goal attempt on the final play.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Durnell regularly sprayed the weed killer throughout his neighborhood.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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Remove the bay leaves; sprinkle with parsley.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Crumble it on corn, sprinkle it on a tostada, drop it into beans or dump it into filling for enchiladas — just don’t forget the cotija.—
Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Small outposts consisting of just a few trailer homes and surrounded by security fences dot most hilltops.—
Molly Hunter,
NBC news,
2 May 2026
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Traci Park won the Los Angeles City Council’s 11th District seat in 2022 on a promise to clean up the rising number of homeless encampments dotting the affluent Westside district.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The America First Legal advocacy organization, which peppered corporate America with discrimination complaints, has used that footage in complaints.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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With this opening, Bad Bakers has six locations peppered across the region, in Sacramento, Folsom, Roseville, Elk Grove and now West Sacramento.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Strew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strew. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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