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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 eye-catching chair comes in six stunning shades, including sage and cornflower blue, and is constructed with soft boucle fabric, a solid wood base, and a 360-degree swivel base to easily spin around and pivot from person to person when guests are over.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 June 2025
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Defaulted Student Loan Borrowers Are Not Out Of The Woods While the announcement may be welcome news for the nearly half a million federal student loan borrowers who receive Social Security benefits, borrowers are not out of the woods.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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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
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Packed in between curved wooden beams, translucent honeyed yellow square panels filter the weak sunlight into a more inviting summer afternoon hue.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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Let There Be Light – Students explored the properties of light: how a light bulb contains a rainbow of colors, what happens when a beam of laser light is trapped in water, and more.—
Larry D. Urish,
Oc Register,
3 June 2025
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“Firewood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firewood. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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