Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawed
Verb
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Keep in mind, Andy, Woody’s first and beloved owner, wanted to keep Woody with him, even in college, and hesitated for a moment before giving him up to Bonnie in Toy Story 3.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026 -
Instead, both hesitated, their feet tangled and a charging Healy banged in the loose ball.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
12 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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Keeping with their own lyrics, Warning waited two whole decades to release another LP.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
19 June 2026
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The man and another woman waited with her until police and paramedics arrived.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
19 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 22 Jun. 2026.
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