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  • past participle of hew.
  • past tense form of hew.

hewed

ADJECTIVE
adhered
Synonyms




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Other results hewed closer to recent polling of the race.

From Salon Jul. 29, 2026

A less-frequent Gallup survey specifically about whether the stock market will rise in the next six months hewed to the same pattern.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

Selfies were becoming more prevalent as social media grew, and standards of beauty hewed close to celebrity Kim Kardashian’s looks, especially in regards to eye makeup and products used for face contouring.

From MarketWatch Feb. 7, 2026

Yet so far, authorities have mostly hewed to the if-it-ain’t-broke approach.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2025

Boromir leaped forward and hewed at the arm with all his might; but his sword rang, glanced aside, and fell from his shaken hand.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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