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as in demolished
to bring down by cutting
an afternoon spent mowing hay
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Recent Examples of mowed
To help prevent borers, keep weedy areas around the garden mowed well.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
17 June 2026
The lawn around the pond had been mowed without anybody picking up the trash beforehand.
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Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Lawn Mower Height Settings for Warm-Season Grasses Warm-season grasses are mowed at a significantly shorter height than cool-season grasses.
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Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2026
Meanwhile, the Hurricanes posted the best record in the Eastern Conference and then mowed through their playoff competition, going 12-1 to meet Vegas in the Final.
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Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Adrian Morejón worked a scoreless top of the ninth before Jhoan Duran mowed through Miguel Andujar, Jackson Merrill and Ty France to end the game.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
In the tall grass — which would be mowed if Sears were still alive — Pierce swiped through the photos on her phone.
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Sarah Jane Tribble,
NPR,
22 May 2026
How to Mow Clover For the most part, clover maintains itself and doesn't need to be mowed often.
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Lauren Wellbank,
Martha Stewart,
12 May 2026
Most cool-season grasses should be mowed at 2 or 3 inches high, while most warm-season grasses can be clipped shorter.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
17 June 2026
The lawn around the pond had been mowed without anybody picking up the trash beforehand.
—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Lawn Mower Height Settings for Warm-Season Grasses Warm-season grasses are mowed at a significantly shorter height than cool-season grasses.
—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2026
Meanwhile, the Hurricanes posted the best record in the Eastern Conference and then mowed through their playoff competition, going 12-1 to meet Vegas in the Final.
—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Adrian Morejón worked a scoreless top of the ninth before Jhoan Duran mowed through Miguel Andujar, Jackson Merrill and Ty France to end the game.
—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
In the tall grass — which would be mowed if Sears were still alive — Pierce swiped through the photos on her phone.
—
Sarah Jane Tribble,
NPR,
22 May 2026
How to Mow Clover For the most part, clover maintains itself and doesn't need to be mowed often.
—
Lauren Wellbank,
Martha Stewart,
12 May 2026
Most cool-season grasses should be mowed at 2 or 3 inches high, while most warm-season grasses can be clipped shorter.
—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mowed
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Marina Mabrey scored a game-high 23 points and hit back-to-back 3-pointers during a third-quarter run that trimmed Atlanta's lead and brought the Tempo within striking distance.
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This was for Clark’s tee shot rolling into a bunker, leading to a short miss for bogey that again trimmed his lead to one shot.
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When the new plant opens, Fiveash will eventually be decommissioned and demolished, but not right away.
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The existing residence was demolished, though plans to build a new house never moved forward.
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The current unrest first erupted in May after Paz cut long-standing fuel subsidies to shrink the deficit.
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Some analysts expect Apple could benefit as manufacturers of Android devices cut specs or raise prices.
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Pumphrey was felled there by a British musket ball, his body left to lie in a shallow grave in South Carolina.
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Now, 10 years to the day after the Brexit vote and with six prime ministers having been felled by economic and political turbulence, the country once again looks to a new leader — and back to the crucible that helped set it on this torrid journey.
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So why have even more months been shaved off?
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And most of my family didn’t know that my father had not shaved for a week when his father died.
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There was, not surprisingly, a lively thread of conversation about the potential for talented creatives to build careers and businesses via YouTube and other social media platforms that have significantly flattened the barriers to entry to content distribution.
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What struck me most in Satrapi’s rendering of the veil—and of Islam itself—was her refusal to settle for the literal or flattened stereotypes that so often populate Western narratives.
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“Mowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mowed. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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