as in to hem
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Recent Examples of haw
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.
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
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
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The idyll was hemmed in by immaculate office buildings housing high-profile Hollywood and tech tenants including Amazon, Oracle and AMC Networks.—
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Another level hems the player in with blocks of self-questioning text while the sound of someone gasping for air drones on in the background.—
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Yet, the didn't appear to be the case for Colton, who hesitated to answer before last week's episode concluded.—
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Touching on directing and managing the top teams at Nudie Jeans, Levin doesn’t hesitate.—
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Most waited until the following month to restore access, however, fearing repercussions.—
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Those waiting for green cards, like Taylor, can also be removed.—
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Veneno, ever the anti-hero and unreliable narrator, vacillates between her self-serving and diabolical impulses throughout the arc of her character.—
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Trump vacillated about federal funding for the Kennedy Center during his first administration, variously defending and criticizing federal funding for it.—
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“Haw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haw. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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