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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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as in to keep (to)
to give steadfast support to
no longer was able to hew to the party line and so he switched political parties
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Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
During the primary election, Ansari hewed closer to the political center than her opponent, former state Sen. Raquel Terán of Phoenix.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Wilks, who is four years older, practices a form of Christianity that hews closely to the Old Testament at the Assembly of Yahweh, a church his family founded outside of Cisco, a town in Central Texas.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
The music hews fairly closely to the Avett Brothers’ original arrangements, with lyrical and instrumental adjustments made to accommodate the vocal-forward nature of a stage production.
—Bill Kopp, SPIN, 25 Nov. 2024
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Both cards hew relatively closely to the specs of the 4070 Ti Super and 4070 Super, both of which are already solid 1440p and 4K graphics cards for many titles.
—Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
During the primary election, Ansari hewed closer to the political center than her opponent, former state Sen. Raquel Terán of Phoenix.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Wilks, who is four years older, practices a form of Christianity that hews closely to the Old Testament at the Assembly of Yahweh, a church his family founded outside of Cisco, a town in Central Texas.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
The music hews fairly closely to the Avett Brothers’ original arrangements, with lyrical and instrumental adjustments made to accommodate the vocal-forward nature of a stage production.
—Bill Kopp, SPIN, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Hew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hew. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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