Thesaurus results for STREWING

strewing

verb

present participle of strew

as in spraying

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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Recent Examples of strewing One person was killed and five others were injured after the plane crashed on Laredo’s Loop 20 highway, shutting down traffic in both directions and strewing debris across multiple lanes. — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 17 June 2026

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Khachanov, the 30-year-old Russian was powerful off his return but Auger-Aliassime was spraying groundstrokes or hitting balls into the net.

— Lukas Weese, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Designed as a water-free alternative to costly water-spraying setups, this technology mitigates high track temperatures caused by extreme heat waves, reducing deformation risks and speed delays.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of spraying

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The duo wants to be there for the good, the bad, and the questionably smelly while sprinkling some happy-go-lucky magic over all of it.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
But instead of overwhelming players like a Ubisoft title, Nihei and his team take a more measured approach, sprinkling the quests after each major upgrade.

— Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of sprinkling

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There are countless other chullpas (round, stone structures that look something between a massive pizza oven and a small lighthouse) that house ancient remains, just dotting the foothills of the mountains here.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
The neighborhood cameras have prompted pushback in localities big and small, dotting red and blue states.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

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