hewed

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Robert Icke’s “Oedipus” was hardly a retread of an ancient Greek classic and “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” may have hewed faithfully to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s score, but everything else about this production seemed completely reborn.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 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

Much of the wood was hand-sawn then hewed into shape with axes, just as the beams were in the 13th century.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

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