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They chopped enough firewood to last the winter.
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The most spectacular touch might be the fully functional fireplaces in many of the rooms, which the hotel stocks with firewood during the cooler parts of the year.
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Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
Warner recommends checking outdoor areas carefully before gardening or reaching into brush or firewood piles.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Remove brush, leaf, and firewood piles that provide shelter to animals and attract fleas.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
In Beirut, sheltering families crammed into schools, slept in cars or in open areas near the Mediterranean Sea, where some burned firewood to keep warm.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
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Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
Warner recommends checking outdoor areas carefully before gardening or reaching into brush or firewood piles.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Remove brush, leaf, and firewood piles that provide shelter to animals and attract fleas.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
In Beirut, sheltering families crammed into schools, slept in cars or in open areas near the Mediterranean Sea, where some burned firewood to keep warm.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Firewood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firewood. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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firewood
noun
fire·wood
-ˌwu̇d 
: wood cut for fuel
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