hew to

verb

hewed to; hewed to or hewn to; hewing to; hews to
Synonyms of hew tonext
US
: to follow or obey (something)
Everyone must hew to the rules/standards.
He is a politician who has always hewed closely to the party line.

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The former Hartford mayor hewed to a simple, unchanging message. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026 Here’s a breakdown of which parts of the movie hew to fact—and which aspects are pure fiction. — Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 7 Aug. 2026 Stevens is the stay-the-course candidate, hewing to the belief that, despite all the Democratic Party’s problems, certain political verities—manufacturing is Michigan’s lifeblood, Israel is a bipartisan issue in America—remain immutable. — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 10 July 2026 Article 4 of the PRC constitution guarantees equality for all its 56 ethnic groups, though in reality the national vision hews to a Han Chinese orthodoxy, which avers a direct lineage from the early Yellow River basin tribes. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hew to

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