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Recent Examples of firewood
Sophie Neiman With the village empty, Congolese soldiers dismantled its homes piece by piece for firewood, residents say.
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Sophie Neiman, Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2025
Schools and residential buildings have also gone cold — with residents told to dress warmly or gather firewood from nearby forests.
—Charles Maynes, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
Additionally, in the game, the steakhouse fire begins when a lantern falls over, whereas in the show, Ellie hurls a piece of firewood at David, which then ignites the building's curtains.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Remove Hiding or Nesting Spots Stacks of firewood, piles of stones, and deep layers of mulch make wonderful burrows for snakes, especially in shady, damp spots.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
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Sophie Neiman, Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2025
Schools and residential buildings have also gone cold — with residents told to dress warmly or gather firewood from nearby forests.
—Charles Maynes, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
Additionally, in the game, the steakhouse fire begins when a lantern falls over, whereas in the show, Ellie hurls a piece of firewood at David, which then ignites the building's curtains.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Remove Hiding or Nesting Spots Stacks of firewood, piles of stones, and deep layers of mulch make wonderful burrows for snakes, especially in shady, damp spots.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firewood
Noun
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In the short video, a giant mass of salmon — an uncountable number of fish — are stacked up like cordwood in the narrow stream.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
15 May 2025
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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
Noun
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The two men got out of the truck, and Akasha followed José off the road, over a wire fence, and into the woods.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
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Whether a house is set beside a salt marsh, perched on a suburban hillside, or nestled into a clearing in the woods, there will always be local human contexts to draw on.—
Jim Cappuccino,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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As all this unfolds and the U.S. legal system lumbers toward a final verdict, one thing is clear: the White House needs to get a real trade strategy, and fast.—
Ryan Hass,
Time,
30 May 2025
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About 6% of the lumber produced at his facility comes from trees that fell during natural disasters.—
Asher Redd,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Stewart quickly became a lineup staple on vault, bars, and beam in her freshman season for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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One repeatedly wielded its intense beams of radiation at the other, dispersing gas clouds and weakening its opponent’s ability to form new stars.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
23 May 2025
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“Firewood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firewood. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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