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barrows

noun

plural of barrow

as in wheelbarrows

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How to protect yourself from mosquitoes Residents are advised to remove standing water from gutters, planters, toys, wheelbarrows and old tires at least once a week.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Within hours, over 30 people showed up to help, armed with gloves, shovels and wheelbarrows.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of wheelbarrows

Noun

There’s joy, there’s music, there’s magically regenerating food, trees that flower and fruit at the same time, piles of treasure, crystals that rain from the sky, everlasting happiness and health.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Discreet ‘yes’, ‘no’, ‘maybe’ piles of pictures appear on the floor, to be reviewed by Grimes and Gallici later.

— Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of piles

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That might include tougher regulations or new incentives targeting pollution from cars, trucks and other transportation sources.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Farmers typically have only enough capacity to hold the fresh milk until dairy trucks collect it and cannot store large quantities for extended periods.

— Giada Zampano, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of trucks

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Bogs tend to keep their secrets low to the ground, where colors shift by inches and boundaries blur in gradients of tiny mounds of moss and sedges emerging from pools.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
In 1900, an archaeologist documented 51 Native American mounds at what’s now Casper Bluff Land and Water Reserve, 5 miles outside Galena.

— Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of mounds

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The same thing can happen here where SpaceX will sell something that’ll probably rely on other assets that are out there, even if the telcos themselves are circling the wagons.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026
Admission includes access to the park’s rides and attractions, including the replica steam-engine train, hay wagons, carousel and ponies.

— David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of wagons

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Every few feet were cairns of glass swept away from shattered storefronts.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
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

Definition of cairns

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In Florida, Freebee cars, carts and vans can be found from the Florida Keys to Lake and Orange counties.

— Sofia Zarran, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Some carts were stacked high with metal steamers, while others held vats of boiling water to blanch tender stalks of gai lan.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of carts

Noun

The symbolic funeral pyres were surrounded by offerings to Hindu deities as relatives gathered to perform the final rites.

— Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
In a tradition dating back more than 300 years, towering pyres have been lit every July in Northern Ireland to mark the Battle of the Boyne, which effectively cemented Protestant rule.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

Definition of pyres

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