as in sprays
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 strews
Who strews the gifts, who distributes Them, who carries them, what mailman.
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Patricia Lockwood, The New York Review of Books, 5 Mar. 2026
Patricia Lockwood, The New York Review of Books, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strews
Verb
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In the confusion, Paula is able to subdue Sky by nailing his hand to the ground and then sprays Ashley in the face with the dry shampoo before fleeing the scene.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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Fulton is already taking precautions and sprays her 150 cattle with a fly-killing liquid.—
Dawn White,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The shareable treat features Galactic Brownie ice cream, fudge drizzle, M&Ms candies, and Halloween sprinkles atop a double fudge brownie crust.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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The show also sprinkles in factoids about Daniel’s military past, his upbringing in Italy and his fractured family dynamic.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This dots the book with delightful and animating cameos.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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“Strews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strews. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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