HAWED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

hawed

verb

past tense of haw

as in hemmed

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Valkyria hesitated for a split second and Bayley took advantage.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Defenders hesitated between hedging and switching, allowing screeners to slip toward the rim.

— C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of hesitated

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In fact, Mickes and Wixted have found that, in many exoneration cases, a witness resolutely identified a person in court despite having dithered and debated during the initial photo lineup.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
So, Congress came up with a solution, but the two leagues dithered over the particulars just long enough that the Protect College Sports Act never really had a chance.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of dithered

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The attack in Komyshuvakha, near the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region, struck as residents waited for humanitarian aid.

— Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
One would be forgiven for assuming that, as a friend of his joked, Carrère had waited to visit the country until a member of his family was running it.

— Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of waited

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For days, Mazur was pinned down in his home on the west bank of the Dnieper River with his wife and children, unable to reach the Nadiya clinic, which amid the chaos paused operations.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
The briefing over, Andrew, about to turn away, paused for a second, perhaps to answer a question, maybe to shake the hand of the Afghan police chief standing next to him, maybe someone called out to him.

— Ron Farina, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

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