haw

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Recent Examples of haw Republicans have been on edge for weeks as the Trump administration’s hemming and hawing on tariffs have created instability in the market and questions about the White House’s handling of the economy. Al Weaver, The Hill, 6 May 2025 By Sam Reed March 18, 2025 Get ready to yee, to haw, to root, to toot: The Grand Ole Opry is celebrating its hundred-year anniversary with a mega-concert featuring so many of our country favorites. Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025 Many of the season’s 10 45-minute episodes are dedicated to Jackie hemming and hawing between them. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023 No more lengthy hemming and hawing by the pitcher. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2023 This isn’t the first time Temu has been dinged for hawing products tainted with hazardous chemicals. Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haw
Verb
  • In 2025, however, YouTube TV has become a seismic force because it is not hemmed in to specific regions of the U.S., unlike traditional cable carriers, and its technology is not falling out of favor in the streaming era.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The likelihood that one of your friends could hem your pants for you has never been higher.
    Matty Merritt, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Shaking in his seat, Dobby initially hesitated to comment on the subject, but then segment anchor Michael Che offered him some encouragement.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The director hesitated to watch the film at the Cannes Classics showing.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • According to videos, officers waited roughly 20 seconds before detaining people.
    Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Trump has just vacillated hardest in Kyiv’s favour.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Pearl, Dale’s adult daughter, vacillates between disbelieving that her father committed suicide and blaming her mother for it.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Haw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haw. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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