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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
That complexity is true even of the tracks that hew more closely to traditional dance-music sounds.
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Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2026
The replica Tower sign hews close to the original, though the two are clearly distinguishable from one another.
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Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2026
Cornyn would hew closely to the president for the first 16 months of his second administration, hoping at the outside chance of his endorsement or to keeping him from weighing in at all.
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Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
Avoiding sensationalism and hewing closely to the historical record, Kline subtly and often poetically documents the small, daily choices that shape these lives.
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Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2026
The replica Tower sign hews close to the original, though the two are clearly distinguishable from one another.
—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2026
Cornyn would hew closely to the president for the first 16 months of his second administration, hoping at the outside chance of his endorsement or to keeping him from weighing in at all.
—
Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
Avoiding sensationalism and hewing closely to the historical record, Kline subtly and often poetically documents the small, daily choices that shape these lives.
—
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for hew
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hew
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Residents, meanwhile, can help the town’s efforts by reducing standing water around their homes, keeping their lawns mowed and trimmed, keeping rain barrels covered or screened, and cleaning their gutters regularly to prevent accumulated water.
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Raise mowing height during dry spells to promote deeper roots and conserve soil moisture.
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But a new fastest time from UAE’s Florian Vermeersch on June 2 of this year — 23km at an average speed of 75kmh — suggests that not everyone has adhered.
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Decorating rules can be helpful guidelines, but adhering too strictly to conventional wisdom can seriously cramp your style.
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That the forest below has not been felled but has swelled, along with its creatures, is hugely the work of Dharana’s owners, the de Souza family.
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The most dangerous situation appeared to be on Barrington Avenue, west of East Dundee Village Hall, where a light, a utility pole and part of a parkway tree were felled by strong winds, leaving power lines dangling across the road.
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All of that oil stuck behind a barrage of missiles and sea lanes choked with mines led a number of respected oil analysts to predict that oil prices would surge as high as $150, or even $200 by the summer.
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Board-game groups on Meetup grew about 10% per year from 2021 to 2023, and the momentum has stuck well past lockdown.
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Traditionalism, or clinging to it, is already a political category.
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Less than four hours earlier just four blocks away, a 22-year-old man was left clinging to life when he was shot in the neck.
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“Hew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hew. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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