as in to hem
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Recent Examples of haw
This isn’t the first time Temu has been dinged for hawing products tainted with hazardous chemicals.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Many of the season’s 10 45-minute episodes are dedicated to Jackie hemming and hawing between them.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
No more lengthy hemming and hawing by the pitcher.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Many of the season’s 10 45-minute episodes are dedicated to Jackie hemming and hawing between them.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
No more lengthy hemming and hawing by the pitcher.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haw
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But Trump famously wriggles free from such fetters and resists being hemmed in.Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
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Tolstoy has a passage that summarizes Nikolai’s position: A soldier in movement is as hemmed in, limited, and borne along by his regiment as a sailor by his ship.Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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But because spinners are so popular now, many hunters hesitate to run them, especially on pressured ducks.Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Don’t hesitate to do your best and implement a change that stimulates personal growth or self-improvement.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Just up the road, where open land meets the neighborhood’s northern periphery, Jason Swann was also packing up — and waiting.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Bosa wasn’t fined immediately, as the league waited until after the national election in which Trump defeated Kamala Harris.Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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By this measurement, Milton would have remained a Category 5 until mid-Wednesday rather than vacillating between 4 and 5.Alec Luhn, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
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Their subterranean seaside stone bunker is awesome, as is the film’s score, which vacillates between free jazz, drone, and psych guitar.Katie Rife, Vulture, 21 June 2024
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“Haw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haw. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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