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Recent Examples of bestrew
Home to more than 230 species of plants and a balanced assortment of insects—bees prominent among them—the garden is bestrewn with colorful placards educating summer strollers as to the wonders of pollination and the tiny creatures responsible.
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Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 17 May 2018
Why, Daedalus wondered, are the world’s cities bestrewed with graffiti even though scientists, years ago, had perfected the porcelain enamel surfaces that make self-cleaning ovens possible?
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 30 July 2017
Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 17 May 2018
Why, Daedalus wondered, are the world’s cities bestrewed with graffiti even though scientists, years ago, had perfected the porcelain enamel surfaces that make self-cleaning ovens possible?
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 30 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestrew
Verb
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Firefighters sprayed water on the tanker to keep it cool as the fire burned for hours.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
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Crops are sprayed at Rix Farms on Thursday.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026
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Spread mixture into prepared baking dish and sprinkle with queso fresco.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
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Amid more than a decade now without a Top 10 lottery pick (Justise Winslow was the last, at No, 10 in 2015), the Heat have found a way to remain competitive, with a few deep playoff runs sprinkled in.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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Trump himself made a brief but historic appearance in the Supreme Court chamber Wednesday to listen to the court, including a six-justice conservative majority and three of his own appointees, pepper an administration lawyer with tough questions about his effort to end birthright citizenship.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Van Auken, entering a building on Linden Boulevard, peppered the team leaders with practical questions.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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The main lobby is dotted with glass orb lights hanging from the ceiling and cushy lounge chairs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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Secret churches, perilous conversions During the Palm Sunday service, the in-person audience at the nondenominational church was much smaller than on a typical Sunday, with only about a half-dozen members dotting the rows of blue chairs in front of the stage.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Bestrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestrew. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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