cordwoods

Definition of cordwoodsnext
plural of cordwood

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • Palisades Village displayed three beams of light rising from the property on Wednesday to mark the one-year anniversary of the devastating wildfires across Los Angeles County — and to honor the victims and survivors in the Pacific Palisades, Altadena and Malibu communities.
    Staff report, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Their family property has sat empty for years — the horse corral's beams are broken and its roof caved in, the garage tilts, and the house needs extensive repairs.
    Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Clara Silva’s defense was huge, with the sophomore center having multiple blocks and making the Sun Devils consider and reconsider every shot at the rim.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The truck was stopped several blocks away, surrounded by police cars, The Associated Press reported.
    City News Service, Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In November 2023, the indictment alleges that Lopez Alvarez, Posas Alvarenga, and other CLS members murdered a person after using a fake Instagram account to lure them into the woods in Baltimore.
    JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • But rather than our usual murder by way of envelope, our potential victims are taken out into the woods in the dead of night, blindfolded, and tied to a tree while our Traitors decide which of them to kill.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Cordwoods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cordwoods. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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