barrow

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Recent Examples of barrow The ancient long barrow, located at the border of the villages Dlouhé Dvory and Lípa in the country’s eastern Bohemia region, measures roughly 620 feet long and 50 feet wide at its largest point. Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2024 Another Bronze Age cemetery located ten miles from Stonehenge features 20 barrows, or circular mounds, some of which show signs of cremation. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023 One such barrow likely started as an oval, but was later reworked into a shape that was more circular. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2023 Beneath this barrow, archaeologists found a mass grave, which held the remains of both children and adults. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2023 The burial ground includes more than 20 barrows, or circular mounds. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2023 One recent night under a freezing drizzle, a man named Zarlialai, 40, leaned against his rusty barrow. Pamela Constable, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2023 They were buried in a prominent position marked by small barrow mounds (ancient burial places covered with a large mound of earth and stones). Duncan Sayer, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2022 The 56-year-old was taken to hospital in a wheel barrow and was hospitalized for ten days. CNN, 12 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrow
Noun
  • The challenge sees players maneuvering a wheelbarrow throughout an obstacle course, with a difficult arched word puzzle at the end.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 7 May 2025
  • In 1823, civic-minded merchants met in a tavern to establish a public library, later soliciting book donations with a wheelbarrow.
    Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The ride also was known for its dramatic 17-story, straight-up lift hill right out of the loading station.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2025
  • If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, hill peaks, or ridge tops.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Under her helm, Que-Azcona grew the pharmacy that was started by his father in a pushcart in 1945.
    Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • What began as a pushcart business is now run by third-generation family owners, who are committed to keeping up the company’s longtime standard for excellence.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Stone cairns, serpentine walls, earthen mounds, balance rocks, ancient spring wells, and interesting stone enclosures have been identified as potential early cultural evidence of pre-European native use.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2025
  • The way forward is often indiscernible, with trail markers like signs, cairns, and ribbons, few and far between.
    Olivia James, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Currently on sale for $13, the Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Face Serum Sunscreen is in our virtual cart for summer.
    Izzy Baskette, People.com, 30 May 2025
  • Imagine a product team is redesigning a checkout flow to reduce cart abandonment.
    Antara Dave, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Fast-forward to Paradise, where a dystopian community has been built beneath a mountain in Colorado in preparation for an apocalyptic disaster.
    Hilton Dresden, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2025
  • It’s also got a wealth of signature natural wonders to show off, from the mountains to the sea, just as the Paris Games featured the Eiffel Tower and the magical evening skyline.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • Autonomous trams and underground trains operate in many European countries, and a variety of transportation vehicles move autonomously in closed environments such as factories and ports.
    Forrester, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • Google Maps is sufficient for navigating the city’s public transport system — a mix of bus, tram and metro lines — or call a ride through Uber or Bolt. Itinerary Friday 4 p.m.
    Lily Radziemski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • They’ll be confronted with a heap of questions around defensive-line extensions in the coming months.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 May 2025
  • Under the new name, Grimaldi’s still drew heavy traffic to Brooklyn, where hungry diners sought signature pies with white splotches of fresh mozzarella baked in minutes over a blazing heap of anthracite coal.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025

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“Barrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrow. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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