strew

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\ ˈstrü

strewed; strewed or strewn\ ˈstrün

\; strewing

Definition of strew

transitive verb

1 : to spread by scattering

2 : to cover by or as if by scattering something strewing the highways with litter

3 : to become dispersed over as if scattered

4 : to spread abroad : disseminate

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Examples of strew in a Sentence

She strewed the birdseed on the ground. sidewalks strewed with trash left by the parade watchers

Recent Examples on the Web Pile in a serving dish, strew with scallions and serve hot or at room temperature with lemon wedges. — New York Times, "Downscale Your Super Bowl Spread," 30 Jan. 2021 Season generously with black pepper, and strew the thyme and/or oregano leaves on top. — Leslie Brenner, Dallas News, "9 brilliant ways to enjoy tomatoes bursting with flavor," 26 Aug. 2020 But marbling is only the first step of the process: Once the paper is dry, Schneider applies it to lampshades, boxes, switchplates, and more, finishing it with a metallic rim, traces of which are strewn around the Shandell's workshop. — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, "Inside a Tiny Massachusetts Workshop Making Gorgeous Marbleized Accessories," 27 Feb. 2020 In one photo, a mattress sits on the floor and orange bedsheets are strewn around the room. — Eric Levenson, CNN, "Photos of Jeffrey Epstein's cell and a noose made out of a bedsheet published by '60 Minutes'," 6 Jan. 2020 Other agents walk in, stepping on silver blankets strewn around the cell. — Robert Moore, ProPublica, "Inside the Cell Where a Sick 16-Year-Old Boy Died in Border Patrol Care," 8 Dec. 2019 Investigators collected a multitude of shell casings strewn around the parking lot as the worked to identify the caliber and description of the guns used in the killing. — Evan Sernoffsky, SFChronicle.com, "Video shows barrage of gunfire that killed boys in Union City school parking lot," 25 Nov. 2019 After arriving home that afternoon, the Googler got in his Subaru Impreza to hunt for any remnants strewn around the streets of his Potrero Hill neighborhood. — Lauren Smiley, The Atlantic, "The Porch Pirate of Potrero Hill Can’t Believe It Came to This," 1 Nov. 2019 The dive team also saw crew members’ boots strewn around both the bow and the stern sections on the seabed. — Fox News, "Last US warship sunk by German sub during WWII reveals its secrets in eerie images from seabed," 19 Sep. 2019

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