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Recent Examples of strew
When this initial sad rendezvous is over, all that remains is semen strewn on a hand towel, and Lee alone once more, satisfied physically, if not mentally.
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David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
The desk is shown then with pieces broken off and items strewed about the floor.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The ordinary stuff of domestic life is evident all around them: laundry drying outside a window, or an older sibling’s toys strewn in a corner.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
Murphy first set up a room with candles, bouquets of roses and strewn flower petals before a wall covered in a huge red heart.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 2 Dec. 2024
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David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
The desk is shown then with pieces broken off and items strewed about the floor.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The ordinary stuff of domestic life is evident all around them: laundry drying outside a window, or an older sibling’s toys strewn in a corner.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
Murphy first set up a room with candles, bouquets of roses and strewn flower petals before a wall covered in a huge red heart.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strew
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Smith allegedly sprayed the pesticide across food items, including fresh fruit and vegetables and rotisserie chickens, all of which were available to purchase.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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He was brought back when his girlfriend sprayed naloxone up his nose.Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Just break your cookies into a few large pieces, and sprinkle them in with the pudding and toppers of your choice.Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2024
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Special mention to Matheus Cunha, who has sprinkled some magic in a woeful Wolves side, who narrowly missed out.Rory Smith, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
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Tsunami shelters dot the shoreline, set back from the beach, while alert towers are equipped with loudspeakers and signs mark evacuation routes — all parts of a warning system that did not exist in 2004.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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The sauna’s floor-to-ceiling window overlooks the Black Forest, while the surrounding balcony is dotted with outdoor beds to soak up the sun au naturale.Brett Braley, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2024
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Reporters peppered Biden with questions during meetings with Angolan leaders about the pardon, but the president did not respond to the matter.Brett Samuels, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
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Eagleton peppers his vague promises of better living through technology with references to Jeffrey Epstein, 5G, Anthony Fauci, and scores of other catchall male grievances and desires.Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Strew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strew. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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