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as in forests
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area
upon our approach the deer disappeared back into the timber from whence it had come
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Recent Examples of timbers
Many were killed instantly by the explosion, fire, falling timbers, shrapnel and searing steam from the boilers, and many by drowning.
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arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
From across France, itinerant glassblowers, masons and carpenters — hewers, who squared the timbers, joiners, who fit beams together — converged on Paris.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The wreck is mostly covered by coral, but Castro and other divers have been able to excavate timbers from the ship’s hull and frame by digging trenches.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
The Collegeville outfit came with the mask of a scowling pirate with an open eye-patch that looked more like a black eye and a sickly green pallor that would shiver the timbers of the saltiest sea dog.
—René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
From across France, itinerant glassblowers, masons and carpenters — hewers, who squared the timbers, joiners, who fit beams together — converged on Paris.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The wreck is mostly covered by coral, but Castro and other divers have been able to excavate timbers from the ship’s hull and frame by digging trenches.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
The Collegeville outfit came with the mask of a scowling pirate with an open eye-patch that looked more like a black eye and a sickly green pallor that would shiver the timbers of the saltiest sea dog.
—René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for timbers
Noun
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Trees and forests are essential to safeguarding our existing water resources and expanding the availability of clean, sustainable water supplies.—
Dan Lambe,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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But trees have the unique ability to create profound layers of good in communities and forests, beyond water benefits alone.—
Dan Lambe,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Image Since taking office a month ago, Mr. Trump has enacted a 10 percent tariff on imports from China and is poised in coming weeks to add wider import taxes of 25 percent or higher on cars, steel and aluminum, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, and lumber.—
Alexandra Stevenson,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Acceptable items for the site include leaves, grass clippings and wood, while unacceptable items include plastic bags, trash, lumber, soil or dirt, animal waste, rock and metal, according to the website.—
Noah Mitchell,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Built in 1944 and sitting on more than 2 acres, the home is surrounded by woods and perched on the top of a ridge.—
Joe Mutascio,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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Not that this means that Baldwin is fully out of the legal woods.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Timbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timbers. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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