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Recent Examples of strew
The Nisqually park entrance and Ashford are minutes away, and the backyard, strewn with Adirondack chairs and fronted by a pond, is the perfect place to lounge post-hike.
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Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
Large branches were ripped away and strewn across her yard.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Maroon napkins were strewn across the ballroom floor like confetti.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Each of us moves through a world strewn with figurative mountains and molehills, continually assessing what matters more and what matters less.
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
Large branches were ripped away and strewn across her yard.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Maroon napkins were strewn across the ballroom floor like confetti.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Each of us moves through a world strewn with figurative mountains and molehills, continually assessing what matters more and what matters less.
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strew
Verb
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Video obtained by The Associated Press showed passengers on the tarmac donning similar suits and being sprayed down with disinfectant.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2026
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Maybe only spray around the perimeter of your house for ant problems.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Add the chicken to the pan and sprinkle with garam masala.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 May 2026
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If the figs aren’t perfectly ripe, sprinkle them with brown sugar and a dot of butter to help them along.—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
9 May 2026
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Shop and eat your way along Historic Downtown Fernandina Beach, the 50-block Victorian seaport village dotted with local eateries and eclectic shops.—
Lisa A. Beach,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Six permanent outdoor works are dotted around the property, including a large rocket by Polish artist Goshka Macuga and a shocking pink tree, commissioned specifically for the island, by Pamela Rosenkranz.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Here, guests can browse hula instruments, indigenous fishing tools, and pepper the super-knowledgeable staff with questions.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
14 May 2026
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Becerra peppered his speech with bursts of Spanish.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2026
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“Strew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strew. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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