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as in to mow
to bring down by cutting
laboriously hewed trees to build their rude log cabins
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Recent Examples of hew
Motorola has traditionally hewed closely to Google's interface, while Samsung, OnePlus, and others forged their own paths.
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ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
Biosphere 2's fog desert is the landscape that hews closest to what lies right outside the building.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 7 July 2025
There’s furniture that’s been hewn from local wood and the decorative plates from Arita, Japan’s most exclusive earthenware and pottery brand.
—Terry Elward, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
The superpower that succeeds in persuading key Southeast Asian countries—such as Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam—to hew closely to its line stands a better chance of realizing its objectives in Asia.
—Yuen Foong Khong, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
Biosphere 2's fog desert is the landscape that hews closest to what lies right outside the building.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 7 July 2025
There’s furniture that’s been hewn from local wood and the decorative plates from Arita, Japan’s most exclusive earthenware and pottery brand.
—Terry Elward, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
The superpower that succeeds in persuading key Southeast Asian countries—such as Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam—to hew closely to its line stands a better chance of realizing its objectives in Asia.
—Yuen Foong Khong, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hew
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In Savannah, Georgia, landscaper Darius Cowherd took a break Tuesday in the cab of his work truck after spending the morning mowing grass, trimming bushes and blowing leaves in Forsyth Park in the coastal city’s downtown historic district.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
30 July 2025
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For instance, even small jobs like mowing a lawn, walking a dog, washing a car, or pulling weeds can teach children the basics of earning side money.—
Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
10 July 2025
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To illustrate the absurdity of adhering too closely to genre conventions, Galloway describes a plot about an innocent girl who winds up in a strange town.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
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Dip each piece of chicken in the egg, then in the bread crumbs, pressing gently so the crumbs adhere.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
25 July 2025
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Trees must be felled with dangerous and expensive equipment, dragged up muddy and steep slopes with cables, cut into lengths, loaded onto trucks and hauled.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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In reality, what felled her was not just one gangster’s greed but an entire organization’s—the inheritors of Rothstein’s operation—zeroing in on a mom-and-pop, or at least a mom, business, as big enterprises always do.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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The vast majority of the 15,000-plus who packed Pine Knob were happy to stick it out for the sentimental, sing-along ride.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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And since this show isn’t called Gareth: Resurrection, Dexter overtakes him and sticks the broken glass into the man’s neck.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
15 Aug. 2025
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The motor can be unlocked to bump the top speed to 24 mph (38.6 km/h) when venturing into the wild, with the rider holding onto the high-rise bars while the passenger clings to the rider.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Aug. 2025
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At the end of the segment, a soaking-wet Holland stood up in the bath as his white T-shirt clung to his toned body, displaying his muscular body beneath the now see-through fabric.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Hew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hew. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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