firewood

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Recent Examples of firewood The eggs may be transported on firewood, lawn furniture, or outdoor toys and accessories. Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2025 The fear of rape remains for women who leave the camps for firewood or other needs. Sam Mednick, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025 Veterans arrived en mass to Standing Rock, bringing a massive amount of supplies including winter clothing, food and firewood by the truckload. Seiji Yamashita, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2025 This requires us to go through the forest every year after harvest and create burn piles with all the fallen wood that is too small for firewood. Gary Stoller, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 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
  • Despite their native habitat in moist woods and along stream banks, plants tolerate dry soil and drought.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
  • This prevents wood rot should a leak develop in the future.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The chair is made of plywood lumber, a blend of durable plastics, requiring no painting, staining, or waterproofing for easy maintenance.
    Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • While Canada and Mexico provide a large part of the softwood lumber and gypsum used in the U.S. for new home construction, numerous raw materials and components, ranging from steel and aluminum to home appliances, come from China.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Indeed, two years ago, Helen Hu decided to walk away from the beam for good.
    Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Femininity and French craftsmanship are on prominent display, with bespoke headboards made from Pierre Frey fabrics in every room, as well as murals from Atelier de Ricou, bird-like Lalique sconces, and restored wooden beams on the ceilings.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025

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