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Recent Examples of mew
The picture, showing Prince Andrew with his arm around Virginia Giuffre (then Roberts) at what was said to be Ghislaine Maxwell’s mews house in London, has dogged Andrew ever since it was first published.
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Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 13 Oct. 2025
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.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 4 June 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
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
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
Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 13 Oct. 2025
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.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 4 June 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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mew
Noun
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When its plaintive meows were heard, Debacker was called into action.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Finally, one of the traps triggered and Francine’s meows could be heard.—
John Raby,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Only the chirp of insects and the distant hum of a generator.—
David Culver,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Rodrigues and his teammates started the chirps on the bench.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The film that introduced us to both Anya Taylor-Joy and the concept of pilgrim horror, The Witch flew onto the big screen like a sinister crow during a frigid New England winter.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Paint the crow with liquid gold leaf.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Remove debris like leaves, seed pods, bark, and branches from the ground near the tree.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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These creatures use their sharp teeth to gnaw and strip the bark and the soft layers directly underneath (the xylem and phloem), which are used to transport water and nutrients.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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According to outlets Airlive and Travel and Tour World, crews on board issued an emergency squawk code 7600.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Yet, leading up to the show, the squawks from the models sounded more like practical concerns than diva demands.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That frenetic screech of packing tape echoing in your emptying home may send your blood pressure soaring.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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So rang the delighted screech of a young Manchester United fan outside the Progress with Unity Stadium, an hour before United’s Women’s Champions League debut against Valarenga on Wednesday night.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At the time, the two girls were seen as rivals, with Debbie’s theatrical voice vs. Tiffany’s countrified yowl.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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How moo moo came to be be The Facebook group and the resulting moo moo movement began with a conversation between Huckins and a friend, according to both women.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Mew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mew. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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