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
  • Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, alliances with various European powers shifted and forts rose, then fell into piles of matchsticks.
    Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
  • That is what remains for much of the area away from the snow piles created by plows.
    Tammie Souza, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • By the time Victor Villa arrived at his restaurant Villa’s Tacos in Highland Park on Monday afternoon, a mob of press surrounded him, a line of customers had stretched down the block since daybreak, and cars and TV-news satellite trucks circled the parking lot, double parked in front of red curbs.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
  • In the heavily Latino area of south Oklahoma City, ICE agents have been patrolling in unmarked vehicles and stopping work trucks of roofers, painters and electricians, Brooks Jimenez said.
    Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Jim Lapic, master gardener with the Penn State Master Gardener Program, uses broken terracotta pots and places them along the sides of his garden mounds.
    Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Another repost shows mounds of garbage piled up in New York City after the recent snowstorm.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Such milk wagons were used from the late 1800s through the 1960s, the library said.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
  • 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
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
  • Residents are asked to place carts at the curb on their regular collection day and leave them there until service is completed.
    Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Feb. 2026
  • This was back when nearly every restaurant serving dim sum had carts.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Beyond them, the concrete of the 21st century falls away, replaced by creamy pillars and marble paving stretching into the distance, with green hills beyond.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
  • From the West Side to the East Side, the riverfront to the surrounding hills, Cincinnati is a city of 52 unique neighborhoods.
    David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Barrows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrows. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.

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