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as in forest
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area
upon our approach the deer disappeared back into the timber from whence it had come
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as in potential
the basic elements from which something can be developed
a novel with the timber to become a best seller, if marketed correctly
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Recent Examples of timber
The prosperous timber industry, having stripped the region of its eastern white pine, was in retreat, leaving poverty in its wake.
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Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Large-scale timber construction is really gaining pace in recent years and other notable examples include an airport in Portland that has a 9-acre (3.6-hectare) roof and the world's tallest wooden skyscraper in Milwaukee.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2025
The Trump Administration is eliminating a 2024 rule that places environmental protection on par with mining, ranching, and timber cutting on lands overseen by the Bureau of Land Management.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Apr. 2025
In the 1990s, timber companies that wanted to harvest those old-growth forests challenged the government's broad interpretation of harm.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
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Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Large-scale timber construction is really gaining pace in recent years and other notable examples include an airport in Portland that has a 9-acre (3.6-hectare) roof and the world's tallest wooden skyscraper in Milwaukee.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2025
The Trump Administration is eliminating a 2024 rule that places environmental protection on par with mining, ranching, and timber cutting on lands overseen by the Bureau of Land Management.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Apr. 2025
In the 1990s, timber companies that wanted to harvest those old-growth forests challenged the government's broad interpretation of harm.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for timber
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The expansion wouldn’t include only farmland; part of the area is forest, and Desri plans to clear 46 acres of trees.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
15 May 2025
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At the Glen Oaks Resort Adobe Motor Lodge in Big Sur, the rooms huddle at the edge of a thick forest.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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His wood back fence was gone, but his dog and house were fine.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2025
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But early the next morning, the 11-year-old boy’s body was discovered mutilated in the Verrières-le-Buisson woods in the Paris suburbs.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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Rising in North Bay Village, Shoma Bay has the potential to enhance the neighborhood as one of Miami’s prominent waterfront destinations.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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For a small, slim margin business like Guittard, tariffs have the potential to wreak havoc, as prices are expected to rise even more, creating fresh uncertainties for manufacturers that depend on materials from abroad.—
Stacy Perman,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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Construction Contractors import lots of lumber, steel, aluminum and other materials from Canada and other foreign countries.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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To avoid landfilling, recycling efforts include turning old turf into performance shock pads for new turf fields, transforming it into plastic lumber products, and converting it into a liquid feedstock that can be used to create new synthetic turf and other consumer-grade products.—
Colleen Sullivan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Apr. 2025
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Bulging at the seams, more than 300 artworks spanning a six-decade career engage the full range of materials and techniques that Asawa employed including her signature looped-wire sculptures.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Strong lines that team up to form geometric designs, metallic accents, luxe materials like marble and velvet, and eye-catching ornamentation are certainly part of the style's foundation, true.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 2025
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Cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency as well as NIH and NSF grant making are disrupting scientific research.—
Kwasi Osei-Amankwah,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025
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Take, for instance, the voice-over in this new trailer, which sounds right out of the mid-aughts and/or a Saturday Night Live digital short making fun of trailers from the mid-aughts.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
8 May 2025
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Cracks in the walls outside the classroom have been sealed with a white caulk-like substance.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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Inspectors found debris buildup and a black mold-like substance inside the ice machine.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
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“Timber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timber. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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