strewed; strewed or strewn
ˈstrün 
; strewing
; strewing
1
: to spread by scattering
2
: to cover by or as if by scattering something
strewing the highways with litter
3
: to become dispersed over as if scattered
4
: to spread abroad : disseminate
Synonyms
Examples of strew in a Sentence
She strewed the birdseed on the ground.
sidewalks strewed with trash left by the parade watchers
Recent Examples on the Web
What was once a gargantuan oil refining complex that looked like a city itself is now just empty land undergoing cleanup, with mounds of dug up soil, muddy pools of water and jagged concrete pieces strewn across the property.
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Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
Many of the broken shards were strewn all over the floor, along with piles of trash.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
Items were strewn around the hotel room, including multiple empty bottles of wine.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
Remnants of high-visibility clothing and other items from inside the vehicle are strewn across the floor.
—NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
This morning, my husband sent me a photo of the familiar view out his window at work—now dominated not by the soaring bridge, but by a hulking container ship, halted in the middle of the water with metal strewn over and around it.
—Rachel Gutman-Wei, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2024
That is if dogs or varmints haven’t gotten there first, tearing open the bags and leaving the contents strewn across people’s yards.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Once a hubbub of screaming floor brokers and countless sheets of paper strewn on the ground, much of the trading is now electronic in NYSE’s hybrid market.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
Broken glass is strewn across the tile floor in the entryway.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
Many of the broken shards were strewn all over the floor, along with piles of trash.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
Items were strewn around the hotel room, including multiple empty bottles of wine.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
Remnants of high-visibility clothing and other items from inside the vehicle are strewn across the floor.
—NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
This morning, my husband sent me a photo of the familiar view out his window at work—now dominated not by the soaring bridge, but by a hulking container ship, halted in the middle of the water with metal strewn over and around it.
—Rachel Gutman-Wei, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2024
That is if dogs or varmints haven’t gotten there first, tearing open the bags and leaving the contents strewn across people’s yards.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Once a hubbub of screaming floor brokers and countless sheets of paper strewn on the ground, much of the trading is now electronic in NYSE’s hybrid market.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
Broken glass is strewn across the tile floor in the entryway.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Strew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strew. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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strew
verb
strewed; strewed or strewn
ˈstrün
; strewing
; strewing
1
: to spread (as seeds) by scattering
2
: to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on
strewing the highways with litter
3
: to spread around as if sowing seeds : disseminate
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