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They chopped enough firewood to last the winter.
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Bloomberg reported in December 2024 that Venezuelans were turning to firewood and even their own furniture to cook after an explosion at a propane plant wiped out most of the country’s transmission.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Stack firewood away from the house, not up against it.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
This firewood rack is available in black and antique brass.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
Kinser's remains, with a bullet hole in his skull, were discovered the following September in a sinkhole in the woods by two teenagers collecting firewood, per the Exoneration Registry.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Stack firewood away from the house, not up against it.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
This firewood rack is available in black and antique brass.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
Kinser's remains, with a bullet hole in his skull, were discovered the following September in a sinkhole in the woods by two teenagers collecting firewood, per the Exoneration Registry.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Firewood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firewood. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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firewood
noun
fire·wood
-ˌwu̇d 
: wood cut for fuel
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