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Recent Examples of strew
Aerial footage of the scene, shared by multiple local news outlets, showed a broken guardrail and debris strewn across the roadway.
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
The muscular and eye-catching facade, with its four rows of arched windows strewn across the middle section, feels both historic and strikingly modern.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2025
Many of the buildings show the scars of the years of conflict — windows blown out and boarded up, chunks of rubble strewn around from shells hitting concrete.
—Clarissa Ward, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Local roads and back streets are strewn with risk and unpredictability.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
The muscular and eye-catching facade, with its four rows of arched windows strewn across the middle section, feels both historic and strikingly modern.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2025
Many of the buildings show the scars of the years of conflict — windows blown out and boarded up, chunks of rubble strewn around from shells hitting concrete.
—Clarissa Ward, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Local roads and back streets are strewn with risk and unpredictability.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strew
Verb
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The moment when drivers on the podium pick up the bottles of champagne at their feet, shake them up and spray each other stands as one of F1’s most storied traditions.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Detainees reported that officers sprayed individuals directly in the face without warning, then exited the unit, locking doors and windows and cutting off power and water.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Push the button and voila – exactly the right flavorings are sprinkled down into your recipe.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
7 Apr. 2025
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Not exactly despair, but resignation set in, as though sheltering in the basement and sprinkling the children with holy water were to be the accommodating ministrations.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Stray disposable plates and cups dot the apartment.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Mounds of garbage bags, some several feet high, dot the red-brick streets like pins on a corkboard.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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The whole salad is scattered with mint and pepper flakes that provide a visual and flavor boost that not only appeals to the eye but also really makes the mango dressing pop more so.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2025
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Guadarrama eyed her up and down, took some measurements, made a few quick alterations, and then began to pepper her with questions about her bra.—
Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Strew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strew. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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