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Noun
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The storefront, which opened in 1852, supplied early miners with dynamite and Studebaker wheelbarrows.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026 -
Flip wheelbarrows, drill drainage holes and keep containers under cover.—
Ryan Brennan
April 30,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Most earwig problems begin outside, where damp piles of leaves, firewood or other debris create an attractive environment for the insects.—
Dan Simms,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Most asteroids of this size are thought to be piles of rubble, conglomerations of rock loosely held together by gravity.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 May 2026
Noun
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What Ram pickup trucks are affected by the recall?—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Do not follow large vehicles closely - Large vehicles like trucks or buses can create a spray of water that can reduce your visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
Noun
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In that case, use a drench to kill fire ant mounds.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 May 2026
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At the new Orkin Discovery Zone inside the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta, visitors can learn how termites and the mounds these bulbous invertebrates make have inspired the chimneys in our homes.—
Olivia Wakim,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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During a time when Lane Kiffin once again became the target of fans everywhere, his new AD stepped up and circled the wagons.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Euphoria swept across the country, including in small towns like Ashland, where my friends and I had pulled red wagons around to gather scrap for the war effort.—
Fran Moreland Johns,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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In the warmer months, the brewery hosts food carts, live music, and entertainment.—
Anna Laird Barto,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
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While some debate over the cost, many shoppers agreed the comforting, family-friendly meal was worth adding to their carts, especially for an easy weeknight dinner with enough leftovers for another meal the next day.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Carcasses of trees are piled up like pyres in one; in another, they are laid flat like a mass grave.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Varanasi was quite an experience, seeing the funeral pyres.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Barrows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrows. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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