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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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Destructive winds in Oklahoma Farther west, a nasty line of thunderstorms from the same system raked through western and central Oklahoma after midnight CT Monday morning.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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They might well also be frustrated that Messi stayed on the pitch after his left boot raked the back of Aissa Mandi’s right leg at 1-0.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Before the big race, the track was harrowed, bringing it to a better and drier racing surface.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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The research fellow who met me, Birte, was in her forties, and appeared as if she had been harrowed by her work.—
John Ganz,
Harper's Magazine,
22 May 2024
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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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The Victorian-style building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and this side of the resort directly fronting Cape Cod Bay is known collectively as The Mansion.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Arraez was the only Giants player listed among the top five candidates at a position, or top 10 for outfield, on the update.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
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“Hoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoe. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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