Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawed
Verb
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Jackson hesitated — the job required him to leave the seminary six months short of graduation.—
Johanna Neuman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026 -
Even then, his father, Chris Oettinger, hesitated to believe his Olympic dreams would become a reality — until the roster was announced last month.—
Lia Assimakopoulos
Dallas Stars,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Trump’s remarks vacillated between defiant and scathing.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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Trump has vacillated in his public statements on the deal.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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People shouted over each other as the performers dithered over ideas and raced around the venue.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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Ao Tanaka should not have dithered and conceded the second set-piece so late into injury time, while the backline should have been more alert to the second ball.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Her embryo was still in Nadiya, having waited for her for three years.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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Several lawyers said many more companies around the globe are likely to join the suits, having waited until the ruling to not draw unwanted attention from the White House.—
Arriana McLymore,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Alan Cumming briefly paused Sunday's BAFTA Film Awards on two separate occasions to address the expletives and racial slur that Tourette's syndrome advocate John Davidson yelled during the telecast, according to reports.—
Pamela Avila,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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Cumming briefly paused the ceremony twice to acknowledge the involuntary shouting from Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson, who is the subject of biopic I Swear.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Hawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawed. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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