hewing (to)

verb

present participle of hew (to)
as in keeping (to)
to give steadfast support to no longer was able to hew to the party line and so he switched political parties

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  1. standing by
  2. defending
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  • Video captured from the drone’s perspective and released on Facebook, shows the frustrated bobcat standing by a staircase, growling and arching its back at the hovering machine.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Andrew Garfield is standing by his longtime belief that Spider-Man could be gay.
    — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of standing by
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  • This week provides a major test for Houser and the offense with defending ACC champ Duke and defensive guru Manny Diaz coming to Champaign.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The office of the state attorney general is responsible for defending death penalty convictions on appeal.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of defending
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“Hewing (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hewing%20%28to%29. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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