as in sprayed
to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on
sidewalks strewed with trash left by the parade watchers
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Officers allege Portugues yelled the n-word at the postal worker, then sprayed her with a garden hose.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Shotcrete is concrete sprayed at high velocity onto a surface.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, and John Kerry are other beneficiaries of the $84 million that the Mandels have sprinkled to Democratic campaigns over time, according to Federal Election Commission records.—
Gabe Kaminsky,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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City of Careless Angels is uneven, sprinkled with boilerplate indie signifiers and sometimes juvenile fixations on heartbreak.—
Donald Morrison,
Pitchfork,
14 Apr. 2026
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The infusion of pro basketball players who seek the money-making opportunities and riches of contemporary college sports, coupled with college athletes suing to remain in college as quasi-pros, suggests any line will be dotted, zigzagged and persistently subject to challenge and change.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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The loudest roar of the day coming when the punter dotted a shot into the 1-yard line.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Strewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strewed. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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