as in to hem
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Recent Examples of haw
Barring America losing a war or experiencing a crushing economic depression, one imagines that even the anti-Trump candidates will again be doing the hemming and hawing that made so many of the 2024 versions so ineffective.
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
By Sam Reed March 18, 2025 Get ready to yee, to haw, to root, to toot: The Grand Ole Opry is celebrating its hundred-year anniversary with a mega-concert featuring so many of our country favorites.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
This isn’t the first time Temu has been dinged for hawing products tainted with hazardous chemicals.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Many of the season’s 10 45-minute episodes are dedicated to Jackie hemming and hawing between them.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
No more lengthy hemming and hawing by the pitcher.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
By Sam Reed March 18, 2025 Get ready to yee, to haw, to root, to toot: The Grand Ole Opry is celebrating its hundred-year anniversary with a mega-concert featuring so many of our country favorites.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
This isn’t the first time Temu has been dinged for hawing products tainted with hazardous chemicals.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Many of the season’s 10 45-minute episodes are dedicated to Jackie hemming and hawing between them.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
No more lengthy hemming and hawing by the pitcher.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haw
Verb
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There were entire shifts where Denver was hemmed in and surrendered multiple breakaways.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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At 5-foot-2, closet staples include pants that fit correctly and don’t require the extra effort of hemming or cuffing for the correct length.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This creates bottlenecks, where employees hesitate to act without approval.—
Carlos Hoyos,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Inside Space Force: Here's What the New Agency Does To be sure, some countries may hesitate to align civilian space activities with a military alliance.—
Andrew Hanna,
Time,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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IndieWire understands the festival was waiting to confirm Denzel Washington’s attendance, and indeed the star will be at Cannes.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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That, or just waiting until the President changes his mind.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Val, which premiered at Cannes Film Festival, is a genuinely surprising and strange movie that vacillates between emotional extremes at an almost minute-by-minute pace.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2025
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Yes, but: The bird flu outbreak has vacillated in the last three years and could quickly spike again.—
Axios,
Axios,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Haw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haw. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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