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as in mowing
to bring down by cutting
laboriously hewed trees to build their rude log cabins
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Recent Examples of hewing
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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hewing
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Tom Coyne mowing the fairway at Sullivan County Golf Club.—
Lee Cowan,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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Some people simply don’t like the look of grass that’s been left to grow wild — and as the University of Minnesota Extension and others have made clear, mowing on a regular schedule isn’t the environmental villain the loudest voices online have suggested.—
Ryan Brennan
May 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2026
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Harding’s caucus often has chastised Democrats for not adhering strictly to state budget limitations.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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Kitchen cabinets collect an invisible layer of grease and residue that can prevent new paint from adhering properly.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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At one point, Davies can be seen sticking her head out of the open window and waving to park officials below.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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For most of her first two seasons, the league treated her like just another player, sticking her on the back of posters and leaving her out of promos.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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By 1900, the Irish-speaking areas were a ragged patchwork of smallish standalone zones, clinging to the island’s western and southern shores.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 May 2026
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The brothers couldn’t afford public transportation, often sneaking rides by clinging to the backs of trolleys until conductors forced them off.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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“Hewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hewing. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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