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They chopped enough firewood to last the winter.
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Five minutes in, the shrubs crackled as a stack of firewood on the side of the home — a common storage place for properties with wood-burning fireplaces — ignited.
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Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
Add a small pile of firewood to keep the soil cool and damp and provide a spot for firefly egg-laying.
Plant more native plants from your climate zone, like goldenrod, Joe Pye weed, milkweed, or switchgrass.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 June 2025
Trim trees and shrubs away from your home, replace damp or decaying wood on your house, move mulch a few inches away from your home and limit it to no more than 3 inches deep, store firewood off the ground, and seal up any possible avenues in and under your home.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
Initially established in 1725, the restaurant celebrates 300 years this year, maintaining its 18th-century interior and original firewood oven.
—AFAR Media, 11 Apr. 2025
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Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
Add a small pile of firewood to keep the soil cool and damp and provide a spot for firefly egg-laying.
Plant more native plants from your climate zone, like goldenrod, Joe Pye weed, milkweed, or switchgrass.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 June 2025
Trim trees and shrubs away from your home, replace damp or decaying wood on your house, move mulch a few inches away from your home and limit it to no more than 3 inches deep, store firewood off the ground, and seal up any possible avenues in and under your home.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
Initially established in 1725, the restaurant celebrates 300 years this year, maintaining its 18th-century interior and original firewood oven.
—AFAR Media, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Firewood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firewood. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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firewood
noun
fire·wood
-ˌwu̇d 
: wood cut for fuel
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