cordwoods

plural of cordwood

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cordwoods
Noun
  • The students helped free a man in the town of Caraballeda who was pinned under the beams of a collapsed restaurant.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 25 June 2026
  • Travis Kelce beams from ear to ear with his Raising Cane's Box Combo during his Tight End University event in Nashville on June 23.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • The destruction includes residential towers, apartment blocks, commercial structures and public facilities, further complicating recovery efforts.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 June 2026
  • Less than four hours earlier just four blocks away, a 22-year-old man was left clinging to life when he was shot in the neck.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • Royce Ben Jameson was arrested on suspicion of the offense of firing woods or prairie and third-degree criminal trespass.
    Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • According to a medical examiner, the infant had likely been in the woods for only about 12 hours before being discovered.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
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“Cordwoods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cordwoods. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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