HEWING Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

hewing

verb

present participle of hew

as in mowing

to bring down by cutting laboriously hewed trees to build their rude log cabins

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as in adhering

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

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Recent Examples of hewing The Iranian regime interpreted this as an existential threat and the ceasefire broke down on July 7 when Iran opened fire on vessels hewing closer to the Omani shoreline. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 18 July 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 After the fall 2026 menswear shows came to a close back in January, Vogue’s Laird Borrelli-Persson reported that men’s clothes were hewing closer and closer to womenswear. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2026 Season 1 includes 10 episodes, each hewing close to 30 minutes. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 This year, with supply hewing closely to typical seasonal patterns, expect the usual post-summer wave of new inventory to arrive. — John Walkup, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

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Raised roots make mowing more difficult and can be damaged by mower blades.

— Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026
Maintenance is easy, just mowing the grass and inspecting the pond.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

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By sticking her neck out and opening up a very touchy subject for examination, Hannah-Jones has done much more to advance the cause of public education than most of her detractors will give her credit for.

— Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
In fact, one of Lamper’s most viral videos shows Finn sticking his arm inside an automatic feeder to get extra food.

— Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

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The boomer’s reckoning Voeste grew up in Dortmund, the coal-and-steel city whose fate has long illustrated the dangers of clinging to an industrial past after its economics have changed.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Whether someone can survive in the water is also hard to predict, Leahy said, and depends on several factors, including the water temperature and whether the person is wearing a flotation device or is clinging to debris.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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