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Recent Examples of strew
Out of view of the photo, women’s clothing was found strewn in the Altidors’ yard.
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David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Video of the aftermath showed the dead and injured strewn along a narrow street lined by food trucks.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Video posted on social media showed victims and debris strewn across a long stretch of road, with at least seven people lying immobile on the ground.
—Associated Press, Time, 27 Apr. 2025
For millennia, Pacific voyagers have relied on techniques such as these to reach thousands of islands, strewn throughout our planet’s largest ocean.
—The Conversation, 14 May 2025
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David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Video of the aftermath showed the dead and injured strewn along a narrow street lined by food trucks.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Video posted on social media showed victims and debris strewn across a long stretch of road, with at least seven people lying immobile on the ground.
—Associated Press, Time, 27 Apr. 2025
For millennia, Pacific voyagers have relied on techniques such as these to reach thousands of islands, strewn throughout our planet’s largest ocean.
—The Conversation, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strew
Verb
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Use a hose with moderate water pressure (not a power washer) to spray the whole thing down, clearing away cobwebs or other detritus that might have accumulated.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
3 June 2025
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Cops said the attacker approached the 33-year-old driver and sprayed her in the face on May 19 around 8:40 a.m. inside a BX10 bus at Bainbridge Ave.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
1 June 2025
Verb
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There are access points sprinkled across the waterfront.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
23 May 2025
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To add a Tajín or salt rim, sprinkle a thin layer of Tajín or fine sea salt into a shallow bowl or plate.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
Denver Post,
20 May 2025
Verb
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And today, over a century after logging ceased in 1918, Converse Basin Grove remains a patchwork of young conifer plantations and open meadows dotted with massive stumps.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Inside, three bedrooms and four baths are spread across almost 2,300 square feet of multi-level living space boasting a mix of stone and wide-plank French oak floors, arched doorways, and whitewashed wood-beam ceilings dotted with skylights.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
23 May 2025
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McCollum relayed the report to then-Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson, who peppered him.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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The water is fed by 72-degree springs, so if your lungs are up for it, pepper the relaxation under the sun with some underwater forays.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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“Strew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strew. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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