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as in to mow
to bring down by cutting
laboriously hewed trees to build their rude log cabins
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Trump often goes further, casting the entire administrative state as useless at best and a malevolent, corrupt, anti-American fifth column at worst and pledging to empower business-world titans like Elon Musk to hew through it in search of inefficiency.
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Peter C. Baker, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Two stairways that, like the entire house, seem hewn from living rock, sweep upward elegantly to the patio.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
The properties are family-owned and were meticulously hewn from the surrounding bushland and transformed into exclusive safari experiences .
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
By hewing so closely to its predecessors, Dune: Prophecy undermines its own central tension, implicitly signaling to us that for a very long time, everything in this universe will be pretty much fine.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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Peter C. Baker, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Two stairways that, like the entire house, seem hewn from living rock, sweep upward elegantly to the patio.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
The properties are family-owned and were meticulously hewn from the surrounding bushland and transformed into exclusive safari experiences .
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
By hewing so closely to its predecessors, Dune: Prophecy undermines its own central tension, implicitly signaling to us that for a very long time, everything in this universe will be pretty much fine.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hew
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In the fight, Makhachev easily mowed Moicano down, finishing him with a D’arce Choke with 55 seconds remaining in the opening round.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Between 5 and 30 feet (9 meters), grasses should be mowed short, and the tree canopy should be at least 10 feet (3 meters) from the structure.—
Justin Angle,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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That’s in large part because, while hard-partying Khadija has socially integrated via a secular, Westernized lifestyle, her shy, quiet daughter has responded by adhering ever more devoutly and stringently to her Muslim faith — vulnerable to the social-media grooming tactics of jihadist recruiters.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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After planting, position the top of the mini greenhouse back on its base and adhere the two halves together with duct tape.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Dec. 2024
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But within a year, Murder, Inc. was felled by a federal indictment—Gotti and his brother were later cleared of all charges—and struggled to return to chart dominance after rebranding as The Inc. Gotti’s methods were sometimes called into question.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2025
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Whether that sudden shift befuddled his opponent is unclear, but just 40 seconds later Shang Zhifa was sprawled on the canvas, felled by a vicious right hand.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
9 Jan. 2025
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The question of security guarantees is a sticking point for companies, Ukrainian businessmen and analysts said.—
Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Language learning app Duolingo killed off its plucky mascot, Duo the owl, this week — creating a social media marketing moment that may have more sticking power than recent Super Bowl ads.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
15 Feb. 2025
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Exactly two months since that result, Chelsea are clinging onto fourth place after a run of two wins in nine league games, during which Palmer has scored three times and assisted none.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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But there are key differences: while Lamar’s Celine jeans clung to his thighs before flaring out below the knee, Chalamet’s fit looser on his body, though there is still a noticeable flare.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Hew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hew. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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