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Recent Examples of strew
The October 7 attacks led to the meaningless loss of tens of thousands of lives; the Strip has been razed and strewn with ordnance, and billions of dollars in aid money squandered, while Hamas proclaims divine victory for its resistance project.
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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
The stoop was strewn with red roses, candles and framed photographs.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Most people waited in their homes, shocked as corpses burnt to ash lay strewn in the streets — casualties of the looters who filled the vacuum left by Congolese soldiers earlier abandoning their posts.
—Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Here is a world where carcasses sizzle on the grill, insects whir around sweat-glistening flesh, and pills are strewn on the table, as Rose begins imbibing a cocktail of mystery tablets prescribed to her by Gómez.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
The stoop was strewn with red roses, candles and framed photographs.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Most people waited in their homes, shocked as corpses burnt to ash lay strewn in the streets — casualties of the looters who filled the vacuum left by Congolese soldiers earlier abandoning their posts.
—Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Here is a world where carcasses sizzle on the grill, insects whir around sweat-glistening flesh, and pills are strewn on the table, as Rose begins imbibing a cocktail of mystery tablets prescribed to her by Gómez.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strew
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Although relatively few minor planets have been explored by spacecraft, a high fraction of them have proved to be anything but boring, some having accompanying moons, others adopting unusual shapes and some spraying jets of debris.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Don’t spray and pray with cold emails, hoping someone bites.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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If desired, sprinkle a tiny pinch of sea salt on top for an extra flavor kick.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Inside, you’re greeted by a massive vintage armoire; several more candelabras are sprinkled throughout.—
Michael Cuby,
Them,
26 Feb. 2025
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Blackened vegetation dotted the hillsides rising above Pacific Coast Highway.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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Graffiti, street stickers, and paintings dot the streets, suggesting that millions of Berliners bike through an invisible Fourth Reich that is rising all around them.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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McFadden peppered both sides with questions during arguments over a lawsuit the AP filed Friday saying that its 1st Amendment rights were being violated by the ban, which began gradually two weeks ago.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Less than 24 hours after Smart’s trade from the Memphis Grizzlies to the Washington Wizards became official, youngsters Bilal Coulibaly and Bub Carrington peppered him with questions about how to become better defenders.—
Josh Robbins,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Strew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strew. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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