Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrows
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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In the city center and on the outskirts, cars, bicycles and pedestrians weave around the trash piles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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Garbage piles now choke nearly every Havana street corner, filling neighborhoods with stench, flies and rats as residents navigate improvised dumps outside homes, hospitals and busy thoroughfares.—
Andrea Rodríguez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Noun
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And in November 2024, two trucks carrying Santo tequila, valued at about $1 million, did not arrive at their destination.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Trump, who built a career as a real estate developer, has frequently touted the project, gushing over the sounds of jackhammers and excavation trucks.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Following the rescue, photos shared by the agency show mounds of garbage lining the floor where the chute was located.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Nearby, Gloria Amposah was barely visible among mounds of women’s tops and dresses from the Netherlands.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Davis and other state officials attempted to circle the wagons.—
Bryan P. Sears,
Baltimore Sun,
28 May 2026
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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
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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During their Permission to Dance On Stage concerts, BTS used carts to bring the group closer to fans in the stadium's further sections.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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According to the GoFundMe, he was shot twice while retrieving carts from the parking lot.—
Caroline Zimmerman
May 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 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 9 Jun. 2026.
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