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Recent Examples of hoe
Such haphazardly and closely planted crops could not be hoed, so other plants and grasses grew with the grain on the ridges.
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Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Weeds are easy to hand-pull or hoe out when they're freshly sprouted, and their leaves and roots are still young and tender.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2026
That’s a tough row to hoe in this new era of data center bidding wars.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Then a tall, solemn Mexican appeared, hoe in hand.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Weeds are easy to hand-pull or hoe out when they're freshly sprouted, and their leaves and roots are still young and tender.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2026
That’s a tough row to hoe in this new era of data center bidding wars.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Then a tall, solemn Mexican appeared, hoe in hand.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoe
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After severe thunderstorms raked Washington on Friday evening, the Kennedy Center sought one more extension before complying with a noon Saturday deadline.—
Steven Sloan,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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How To Clean Cotton/Jersey Gardening Gloves Cotton makes a good all-purpose glove for raking leaves and tidying your yard.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
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An extreme solution, which has worked, is to kill your lawn, rototill it, and move all the soil around.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
13 May 2023
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Mix into the top few inches using a hand trowel; do not rototill.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 May 2023
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FlareFlow, which operates under COL Group – listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s ChiNext board – has released approximately 5,200 series to date, with 33 million registered users, support for 14 languages, and a presence spanning upward of 200 countries and regions.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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Jelly Roll listed the date of separation as May 9, and cited irreconcilable differences.—
Sarah Sotoodeh , Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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“Hoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoe. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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