Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawed
Verb
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Asked if this was a statement game, Dahlin hesitated.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026 -
While competitors hesitated, Tesla built data depth and operational learning that now underpin its long-term advantage.—
Matthew C. Meade,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Aaron Peskin, another supervisor who leaned left, said that Newsom vacillated all the way to the end, as if awaiting the arrival of new information.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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While on the stand, Bianchi vacillated between different versions of his story and denied several elements of his original confession.—
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 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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At a union hall in San Diego last November, Gavin Newsom—the tall, coiffed governor of California, and, since last year, one of the Democrats’ best hopes for pulling together a shattered country—stood to one side in white shirtsleeves and waited for his turn to address the crowd.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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This organization has waited a long time for the dream of an outdoor game in Tampa to become a reality, and Cooper made sure all of his players were able to experience the day-before buzz of the Stadium Series.—
Eduardo A. Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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But the judge’s order to reinstate Damsky was paused pending appeal.—
Conor Friedersdorf,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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The disaster shook public confidence, led to speed reductions and temporarily paused construction on new lines, but no major incidents have been reported in the 15 years since, even as the network has continued to expand.—
Ben Jones,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Hawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawed. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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