Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawed
Verb
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Instead, both hesitated, their feet tangled and a charging Healy banged in the loose ball.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
12 June 2026 -
His mother, Rochelle Hinkle, hesitated at the idea of sending her 15-year-old son three hours away to live with a host family, during COVID, no less, but eventually warmed up to the idea.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Faced with a tough decision, Chiles vacillated.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
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His government has previously vacillated between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian positions.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Sarah Finnane dithered mightily before deciding on this wild wallpaper for the new powder room.—
Gary Thompson,
Midwest Living,
5 June 2026
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Trump dithered, then waited until the last minute to back Paxton.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
Verb
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For more than five decades, Knicks fans waited for a team to deliver another championship.—
Dan Zaksheske,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Many Democratic voters this year waited to turn in their ballots due to the crowded pool of gubernatorial candidates, which probably exacerbated the already-slow process.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Verb
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Komargodski paused our conversation to ask ChatGPT, providing the relevant numbers, and then checked its work.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 June 2026
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With nine seconds remaining on the pitch clock, Jaschinski paused the game as Caballero stood in the batter’s box.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
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“Hawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawed. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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