firewood

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Recent Examples of firewood Their Malva restaurant elevates the dining experience with a sophisticated approach to regional cuisine, using their adobe oven and oak firewood to create dishes that speak of place and passion. Shelby Knick, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 Outside, a firewood stock is set up for purchase for overnight guests, and the entire facility is handicap accessible. Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025 Then the girls joined us and got the cabin ready for a week of living while the men concentrated on cutting and splitting firewood and stacking it in a shed beside the kitchen. Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024 That’s because a real tree can be completely recycled if disposed of correctly, and can be used for things like firewood, wood chippings, or compost. Verity Burns, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for firewood
Recent Examples of Synonyms for firewood
Noun
  • Some of the early subscriptions to the Litchfield Independent were paid for with cordwood, farm produce or muskrat skins.
    Terry Shaw, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Straw bale houses fall into the same category as cordwood.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2022
Noun
  • The cozy interior is swaddled in leather and burl wood, and rear-seat passengers even got elegant picnic tables that folded down from the front seatbacks.
    Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Guest room rooms are appointed with oak woods, crisp cream walls, and plenty of Le Labo products.
    Vogue, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The uncertainty surrounding the tariffs, including the potential effects on the price of raw materials such as steel and lumber, is forcing him to review his plans to build a new restaurant.
    Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The biggest losses are projected in the case of persisting tariffs by the U.S. and major retaliatory tariffs coming from the other two countries in question for industries like mining, leather and lumber, but also computers, electronics and electronic equipment.
    Katharina Buchholz, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Another trouble spot is the center support—wooden slats or metal beams can move under the weight of whoever is sleeping on it, causing the wood to rub against the frame.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Five steel beams supporting the bridge, each about 164 feet long, collapsed one after another, the news agency said.
    Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025

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“Firewood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firewood. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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