hew 1 of 2

1
as in to mow
to bring down by cutting laboriously hewed trees to build their rude log cabins

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2
as in to adhere
to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion decided to hew to the original plan rather than change everything

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hew (to)

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One Piece studio Toei Animation also prefers to hew close to the manga. Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2025 More likely to be affected are cheaper generic drugs, whose prices hew more closely to production costs. Rebecca Robbins, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025 In 2018, Villaraigosa ran a campaign that hewed toward the middle, focusing on equal access to education, fiscal restraint and his strong record as mayor on supporting law enforcement and protecting the environment. Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024 This version hews a little closer to the source and also has the coldest, most clinical take so far, courtesy of Robert Elswit’s gorgeous black-and-white cinematography and Steven Zaillian’s ace direction. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hew

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“Hew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hew. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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