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Recent Examples of barrow
The ancient long barrow, located at the border of the villages Dlouhé Dvory and Lípa in the country’s eastern Bohemia region, measures roughly 620 feet long and 50 feet wide at its largest point.
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2024
Another Bronze Age cemetery located ten miles from Stonehenge features 20 barrows, or circular mounds, some of which show signs of cremation.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
One such barrow likely started as an oval, but was later reworked into a shape that was more circular.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2023
Beneath this barrow, archaeologists found a mass grave, which held the remains of both children and adults.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2023
The burial ground includes more than 20 barrows, or circular mounds.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2023
The new geophysical survey, released in September, includes several previously unidentified burial mounds and an earth and timber chamber, called a long barrow, that was likely used for excarnation: the act of removing flesh from the bones of the deceased in preparation for burial.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2014
One recent night under a freezing drizzle, a man named Zarlialai, 40, leaned against his rusty barrow.
—Pamela Constable, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2023
They were buried in a prominent position marked by small barrow mounds (ancient burial places covered with a large mound of earth and stones).
—Duncan Sayer, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2022
Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2024
Another Bronze Age cemetery located ten miles from Stonehenge features 20 barrows, or circular mounds, some of which show signs of cremation.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
One such barrow likely started as an oval, but was later reworked into a shape that was more circular.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2023
Beneath this barrow, archaeologists found a mass grave, which held the remains of both children and adults.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2023
The burial ground includes more than 20 barrows, or circular mounds.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2023
The new geophysical survey, released in September, includes several previously unidentified burial mounds and an earth and timber chamber, called a long barrow, that was likely used for excarnation: the act of removing flesh from the bones of the deceased in preparation for burial.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2014
One recent night under a freezing drizzle, a man named Zarlialai, 40, leaned against his rusty barrow.
—Pamela Constable, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2023
They were buried in a prominent position marked by small barrow mounds (ancient burial places covered with a large mound of earth and stones).
—Duncan Sayer, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrow
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An Iowa man is hoping his speedy wheelbarrow drive will result in an official Guinness World Record.David Chiu, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
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Bianca and Jade won with their wheelbarrow double-team finish.Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Wildfires are supposed to be in the hills — in the wild — not on the beach, and certainly not inside the borders of one of the biggest and best-prepared cities on the planet.Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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The hydrants are fed by three one-million gallon tanks in the Pacific Palisades hills.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
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It was passed in 1938 after New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia cracked down on street vendors, banishing forever the pushcarts made famous in photos of the old Lower East Side.Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Dec. 2024
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Some go door to door with pushcarts, offering to take or even buy unwanted electronics.Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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The bones excavated at the site were returned to King William Island in 1994 and interred in a memorial cairn.Katie Hunt, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
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Ranger died in 1940 and was buried at the summit of Mount Hood, which is marked by a stone cairn and an engraved plaque.Meira Gebel, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
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María was not earning nearly enough at the cookie factory, and Mercedes was risking fines for selling coffee from a cart on the street in downtown Brooklyn.Jordan Salama, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Watson walked off with his arms around two staff members, entered the medical tent and later rode a cart into the locker room with his head in hand.Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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A day after firefighters got a reprieve with lighter winds than expected, gusts were hitting up to 35 mph (56 kph) on the coast and in valleys and 55 mph (88 kph) in the mountains before dawn, National Weather Service meteorologist Todd Hall said.Josh DuBose, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
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Rangers Nick Meyers and Eric Falconer found the goose about 10,000 feet high on the mountain in December, the U.S. Forest Service said in a Jan. 12 news release.Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025
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Trains, metros, buses, trams, and ferries are all integrated, allowing easy travel with a single ticket.David Nikel, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Lisa Murkowski was trailed from the tram to the senators’ elevator to the chamber.Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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Both the city and the team had fallen to the bottom of the heap.Matthew Scogin, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Penn State’s quarterback weaved through the depths of Hard Rock Stadium, stepping over the heaps of blue and gold confetti that paved the way to Notre Dame’s locker room.Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Barrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrow. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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