strewing
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Definition(s):
- (n) the act of scattering
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Usage(s):
- After forcing the employees to open the vault, the robbers rifled trays of uncut gems and antique Indian jewelry, strewing less valuable items on the floor.
- Rumsfeld has lately kept busy strewing political wreckage on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue.
- And once again, events in the form of another day Wednesday of rolling blackouts in California, affecting 300,000 customers are practically strewing rose petals in his path.
Quotes
- "Candidly, one of the things I learned is the Opposition is not capable of dealing with an important issue without strewing it with personal attacks and partisanship," Mr. Campbell said in an interview. "They have been opposed to it, we've...on Jan 19, 2009 By: Gordon Campbell Source: Globe and Mail
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