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Recent Examples of strew
Office furniture and bags of tea were strewn along the Swannanoa River and left tangled in trees.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
His daughters’ bodies were nearly 100 yards away down a small embankment, along with zip ties and plastic bags found strewn throughout the area, according to a police affidavit.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
According to him, their cabinetry and shelving inside were damaged, supplies strewn across the floor.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Inside the Broncos locker room, there were yellow towels strewn across the floor and red faces in front of cameras.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
His daughters’ bodies were nearly 100 yards away down a small embankment, along with zip ties and plastic bags found strewn throughout the area, according to a police affidavit.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
According to him, their cabinetry and shelving inside were damaged, supplies strewn across the floor.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Inside the Broncos locker room, there were yellow towels strewn across the floor and red faces in front of cameras.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strew
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In a bowl or spray bottle, combine 1/2 cup each of baking soda and peroxide with 1 cup of water.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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Protesters in Portland began wearing inflatable costumes earlier this month after a federal agent sprayed a chemical spray into the air vent of a protester's frog suit.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Today these works are well defined by Mondrian’s legacy, with his rigid paintings of black-and-white grids, sprinkled with rectangular forms in red, yellow, and blue.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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Not only does this help the mushrooms continue to sprinkle their spores along the forest floor, aiding the development of new mycelial networks, but this also avoids bruising and allows the delicate fungi to breathe, keeping them fresh and firm on the journey home.—
Callie Sumlin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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The kitchen towels have an orange and white gingham pattern dotted with dainty pumpkins.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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In any case, this costume would probably go over best with a crowd of theater kids and/or people who are annoying about movies, also known as the exact Venn Diagram that is the staff of Them dot us.—
James Factora,
Them.,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Oilers effectively peppered the Canucks netminder, landing 37 shots on goal, to just 15 for Vancouver.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Kuminga scored 13 points on 5 of 8 shooting, overwhelming defenders at the rim with his athleticism, and peppering in a slick catch-and-shoot jumper from the short corner for three points.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Strew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strew. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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