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Recent Examples of strew
Video of the aftermath showed the dead and injured strewn along the narrow street lined by food trucks.
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Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Witnesses described the scene as something out of a war zone, with bodies strewn on the crowd and people shouting in hysterics.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
The action also feels closely tied to the sociopolitical anxieties of the time, including the movie’s famous bike chases and slides strewn across the cityscapes of Neo-Tokyo.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
The Houthis’ al-Masirah satellite news channel aired graphic footage of the aftermath, showing corpses strewn across the site and smashed tanker trucks ablaze.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Witnesses described the scene as something out of a war zone, with bodies strewn on the crowd and people shouting in hysterics.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
The action also feels closely tied to the sociopolitical anxieties of the time, including the movie’s famous bike chases and slides strewn across the cityscapes of Neo-Tokyo.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
The Houthis’ al-Masirah satellite news channel aired graphic footage of the aftermath, showing corpses strewn across the site and smashed tanker trucks ablaze.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strew
Verb
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The eight-seat boat has on-board and onshore water cannons so riders can spray other boats while navigating the river channel.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2025
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Luckily, several herbicides available to spray on the invading grass can be used among ornamental plants listed on the products’ labels.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
Verb
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The American Salad Book, written by Maximilian De Loup, and published in 1899, includes a salad of fresh pears, peeled and sliced, sprinkled with sugar, drizzled with a maraschino or ginger syrup and served with cream.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
9 May 2025
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Only a handful of headstones are sprinkled throughout the 1-acre tract at the front of Five Points Park near Johnson C. Smith University.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2025
Verb
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The series of parables and contained narratives are also dotted with evidence of time travel.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
13 May 2025
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In spring, the area will be dotted with wild blooms of sticky monkey flower, canyon sunflower and golden yarrow.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Still, the political digs are peppered in the string.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2025
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Relying heavily on his four-seam fastball, Ryan peppered the zone and struck out the side in the second and third innings.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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“Strew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strew. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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