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Recent Examples of firewood
Eleven people live there, using firewood to cook their meals and bake their bread.
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Eric Nagourney, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Families across the Lone Star State were forced to scavenge for firewood or spend nights in their cars, trying desperately to stay warm in the more than weeklong freeze.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
And so market transactions for firewood began to take place.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 8 July 2025
The self-sustaining community makes everything from scratch, but must venture to the mainland occasionally for firewood and deer meat.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 20 June 2025
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Eric Nagourney, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Families across the Lone Star State were forced to scavenge for firewood or spend nights in their cars, trying desperately to stay warm in the more than weeklong freeze.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
And so market transactions for firewood began to take place.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 8 July 2025
The self-sustaining community makes everything from scratch, but must venture to the mainland occasionally for firewood and deer meat.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 20 June 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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Instead of the typical dark wood, leather banquettes and framed portraits from your grandfather’s steakhouse, for instance, Adalina Prime will greet guests with a greenery-laden patio, an open-air atrium and an exhibition kitchen.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
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For most of that time, paddles were made of laminated wood and were mostly found in gym classes and retirement communities.—
Martin Cizmar,
Wired News,
20 July 2025
Noun
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The trees were then loaded on a trailer and taken to Clarksville, where they were sold to a lumber dealer, the release said.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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For example, one-quarter of the country's available lumber supply comes from Canada, and could be subject to a 15% levy.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Inside was an open-plan kitchen, new bathrooms, exposed beams, a laundry room, floor-to-ceiling windows and a second-floor, street-facing balcony.—
Thomas Fuller,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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Palm trees act as a privacy buffer at the front of the double-gated home, while four rows of vertical wooden beams, presented to dramatic effect by golden uplighting, make a bold first impression from the driveway.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
23 July 2025
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“Firewood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firewood. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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