- past participle of strew.
strewn
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Yellow caution tape fluttered in the wind as water poured into a room strewn with wooden debris, an upturned refrigerator and a television.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
The video also showed the firm's laboratory at Park Works to be in poor condition, with rubbish strewn across the floor, its ceiling exposed and bin bags dumped outside.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
"The theatre came up in the 1970s... I was so happy when it opened," said Manjunath, watching as seats were ripped out and strewn outside.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
The speech was strewn with falsehoods that must have appalled even sympathetic listeners in the chamber.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Beneath us are the whitecapped waves and ahead the shimmering lights of mortal towns, like a mysterious land strewn with stars.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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