barrows

Definition of barrowsnext
plural of barrow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrows
Noun
  • Visitors pay between $75 and $90 to choose and cut their own trees, with saws and wheelbarrows provided.
    Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Outsize portraits of all three are hauled down endless streets as crowds of obligatory fans parade their wheelbarrows, shovels and carbines.
    Will Tizard, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Satellite images show piles of dirt from the excavation growing in size.
    Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The lobby, reminiscent of a living room, is designed with a mix of rattan lanterns, locally made ceramics, antique blue-and-white porcelain plates, potted plants, and piles of books.
    Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Since then, TxDOT has continually sent fleets of trucks to plow main thoroughfares like Central Expressway in Richardson on Monday night and Highway 287 in Decatur earlier in the day.
    J.D. Miles, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • And London’s roads aren’t just used by cars, vans and trucks.
    Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Transfer to pastry bag fitted with star tip and pipe 8 mounds over holes on top of baba.
    Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the tiniest of the land’s inhabitants, the termite, work steadily to build up mounds of fungus and sand, the foundation of the lagoon’s precious islands.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • So there appears to have been no personal touch involved even though Democrats are known to circle the wagons to defend one of their own.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
  • There are 38 locomotives and more than 1,000 multipurpose wagons transporting goods such as construction raw materials, food commodities, and general cargo.
    Keith J Fernandez, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Park Service recommends that people not disturb, knock down or add to cairns, though some parks caution visitors not to rely on them as official pathways.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Above the glacial lake Ullswater, prehistoric cairns and burial mounds dot the high moorland, including the Cockpit Stone Circle, which spans 90 feet.
    Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Trash must be bagged, while additional recyclable materials must be placed in cardboard boxes adjacent to recycling carts for collection by WM, the city's recycling partner.
    Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Bagsmart Travel Toiletry Bag This wildly popular toiletry bag has earned its place in over 6,000 travelers’ carts in just the past month.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In the hills, in the hollows, up the draws and the old dirt logging roads, hidden in the chaparral above the fog line, growing and selling weed became a way of life, woven into the community and its economy.
    Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The wheels, for example, are oversized so the suitcase is easy to drag over bricks, curbs, dirt, or up steep hills.
    The Editors, Outside, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Barrows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrows. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.

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