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Recent Examples of mew
Social media has greatly intensified this process; peep a scene like phonk, which devolved from ‘90s Memphis rap homage to a sewage stream of electronic beats to lift weights and mew to.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 4 June 2025
The three-story, brick house is in the middle of a tiny historic mews in the Murray Hill neighborhood.
—Vivian Marino, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The second-floor guest bedroom is accompanied by a contemporary marble bathroom, and the third floor is taken up by the primary suite, which encompasses a sizable dark-blue bedroom plus a separate sitting room/office with windows overlooking the mews.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 May 2025
The private stone mews had over the years been home to the composer Cole Porter and the musician Lenny Kravitz.
—Vivian Marino, New York Times, 2 May 2025
He is survived by his family, a collection of trophy big-game mounts, and generations of bulls in Colorado’s West Elk Wilderness who knew him by bugle, chuckle, and mew.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2025
Six months later the ones that got it right would be living in their own mews houses in Pimlico and looking fifteen years younger.
—Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
The neo-classical residence, in addition to a mews house on nearby Kinnerton Street, was sold by Fairway Capital to an unidentified U.K. buyer.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2025
Gorgeous — there’s no way around it — with beamed ceilings, hardwoods throughout, half a block from the Washington Square mews …
$4,995, 1-bedroom: Charming prewar with good bones and a ridiculously small kitchen.
—Nora Deligter, Curbed, 3 Jan. 2025
Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 4 June 2025
The three-story, brick house is in the middle of a tiny historic mews in the Murray Hill neighborhood.
—Vivian Marino, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The second-floor guest bedroom is accompanied by a contemporary marble bathroom, and the third floor is taken up by the primary suite, which encompasses a sizable dark-blue bedroom plus a separate sitting room/office with windows overlooking the mews.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 May 2025
The private stone mews had over the years been home to the composer Cole Porter and the musician Lenny Kravitz.
—Vivian Marino, New York Times, 2 May 2025
He is survived by his family, a collection of trophy big-game mounts, and generations of bulls in Colorado’s West Elk Wilderness who knew him by bugle, chuckle, and mew.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2025
Six months later the ones that got it right would be living in their own mews houses in Pimlico and looking fifteen years younger.
—Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
The neo-classical residence, in addition to a mews house on nearby Kinnerton Street, was sold by Fairway Capital to an unidentified U.K. buyer.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2025
Gorgeous — there’s no way around it — with beamed ceilings, hardwoods throughout, half a block from the Washington Square mews …
$4,995, 1-bedroom: Charming prewar with good bones and a ridiculously small kitchen.
—Nora Deligter, Curbed, 3 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mew
Noun
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Before starting the car, listen out for any meows too, because rescues like Greenpoint Cats have saved more than their fair share of kittens from situations like this.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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Sissy fell silent, poking her head out at the meows.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The fish-eating raptor known for gymnastic dives and whistle-like chirps is an American conservation success story.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
13 July 2025
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Microphones placed one centimeter in front of the insects recorded their chirps in response to the electrical stimulation while a circuit tester measured the voltage flowing through their tiny bodies.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Indeed, the baby crow appeared to fall out of a tree, so Buck, from Portland, Oregon, took it upon herself to help him out.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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But their eggs and hatchlings can get crushed by tractors; they’re also being eaten by foxes, crows and sheep.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The animals use complex clicks, squawks and whistles to call out to each other, fight and attract a mate.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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The show is thrilling as a sensory experience, humming with sinister percussive beats and the occasional muffled animal squawk in the distance.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Fine details like fur and bark can be clearly seen in both sunlight and shade.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 July 2025
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The pulled lamb remains one of the best barbecue dishes in the city, the peppery ribs provide just enough tension before the meat falls from the bone, and the brisket’s onyx bark tastes of caramel.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Cicadas are back at it again in 2025, already emerging in droves to announce the approach of summer with their screeches.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
30 May 2025
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The screech of an infected is the first sign of trouble.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Squeeze the throttle pedal firmly to the carpet and the engine room answers with more forward thrust, the 9-speed kicking down several gears nearly instantly, and the car rushing onward with accompaniment of a classic but subtle straight six yowl.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Liam sang most of the songs in his reedy yowl, all charisma with his hands pulled behind his back, head tilted up toward the sky and a parka often inexplicably zipped all the way up to his chin.—
Paula Mejía,
Vulture,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny, did the dolphin squeaks and whistles.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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The footage shows the beautiful black cat not with a typical meow, but with a series of gentle squeaks.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
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“Mew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mew. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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