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They chopped enough firewood to last the winter.
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Fill up early on heating fuels like oil, gas or firewood.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency urged people in the state to prepare for the coldest temperatures of the system Monday night into Tuesday by ensuring a sufficient supply of food, keeping dry firewood at the ready, and checking on elderly and disabled friends and neighbors.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2025
Fraites used a lot of electric guitar, the firewood piano and strings.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
The beetle has mostly migrated to new locations by humans accidentally moving it to new locations via firewood and lumber.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency urged people in the state to prepare for the coldest temperatures of the system Monday night into Tuesday by ensuring a sufficient supply of food, keeping dry firewood at the ready, and checking on elderly and disabled friends and neighbors.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2025
Fraites used a lot of electric guitar, the firewood piano and strings.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
The beetle has mostly migrated to new locations by humans accidentally moving it to new locations via firewood and lumber.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Firewood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firewood. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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firewood
noun
fire·wood
-ˌwu̇d 
: wood cut for fuel
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