hoe

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Recent Examples of hoe As a package, the Shelby Charger has hoed a long row from its 1982 fall debut as a crude but effective boy racer. Jean Lindamood, Car and Driver, 28 Mar. 2023 In any case, right now, pull or hoe the stuff up. Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2021 Opener Gordie Brown had a tough row to hoe, with an audience eager for the main event. Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2023 And don’t tell In De Goot that hard rock/metal bands have an especially hard row to hoe. Katherine Turman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2022 See All Example Sentences for hoe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoe
Verb
  • Trashing Yard Waste Every fall, gardeners and homeowners head out into their yards to rake their lawns and pile autumn leaves in trash bags on the curb.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Use the tine side for raking debris into piles and for rough grading and then flip the rake over and use the bow side for smoothing.
    Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The research fellow who met me, Birte, was in her forties, and appeared as if she had been harrowed by her work.
    John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
  • Plus, Shin Ha-young is given little to do in the second half of the series despite her effortless shift from warm third wheel to harrowed and weary abuse victim.
    Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
Verb
  • An extreme solution, which has worked, is to kill your lawn, rototill it, and move all the soil around.
    oregonlive, oregonlive, 13 May 2023
  • Mix into the top few inches using a hand trowel; do not rototill.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2023
Verb
  • Peak Popularity: This name first appeared on the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) top 1,000 baby boy names list in 1995 as the 964th most popular one.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 19 Feb. 2025
  • One of her duets with co-star Cynthia Erivo lives on four different rankings in the country, but not the Official Physical Singles list this time around.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025

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“Hoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoe. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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