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as in mowed
to bring down by cutting
laboriously hewed trees to build their rude log cabins
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Recent Examples of hewed
The two bills that emerged, Senate Bill 840 and Assembly Bill 1207, hewed closer to Newsom’s vision.
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Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The color palette hewed towards various shades of browns giving the clothes a touch of a retro feel.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
And former President Joe Biden hewed toward Ireland because of his own heritage.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Of course, Kenneth Branagh’s insane 1994 adaptation, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, probably hewed closest to the novel, and that movie and this one share a similarly frantic, gothic-romantic expressionism.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
The judge said that the earlier date hewed closer to the requirements of the county charter, which says a recall vote should occur within 60 days of recall petitions being certified.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2025
Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The color palette hewed towards various shades of browns giving the clothes a touch of a retro feel.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
And former President Joe Biden hewed toward Ireland because of his own heritage.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Of course, Kenneth Branagh’s insane 1994 adaptation, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, probably hewed closest to the novel, and that movie and this one share a similarly frantic, gothic-romantic expressionism.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
The judge said that the earlier date hewed closer to the requirements of the county charter, which says a recall vote should occur within 60 days of recall petitions being certified.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hewed
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They’re expected to clear 25 acres (10 hectares) over a five-week stint, an experiment officials say is worth a try on part of the 300 acres (120 hectares) that need to be mowed.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Neighbors who spoke with Fox 5 and WABC alleged that one of the girls was being stalked by the teen suspect for months, and that her friend just happened to be with her when the driver mowed them down.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Participants adhered well, spending 73 percent of the study in ketosis.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Toronto clung on to a 2-1 lead.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The companies and funds that act with courage now will be remembered as bold and pioneering, versus as a group that clung to short-term safety.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Investors and economists are stuck looking to other sources of data for information about the economy.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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In the meantime, borrowers stuck in the backlog may not be making progress toward loan forgiveness, either under the terms of an IDR plan or through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Hewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hewed. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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