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Recent Examples of firewood
The egg masses — which are small and gray, and protected by a waxy coating — are placed in sheltered areas of trees, buildings, firewood, outdoor furniture, lawn equipment and rocks.
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Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Feb. 2026
Milk+ Bold is a decadent marshmallow-meets-warm-milk scent with some grounding resinous notes, like firewood and amber.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
The camp had no sanitation system, no barracks, no clothing allocations, and scant rations distributed uncooked to men without pans or utensils or firewood.
—Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
Burn only seasoned hardwood firewood—never trash, cardboard, or treated wood.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
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Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Feb. 2026
Milk+ Bold is a decadent marshmallow-meets-warm-milk scent with some grounding resinous notes, like firewood and amber.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
The camp had no sanitation system, no barracks, no clothing allocations, and scant rations distributed uncooked to men without pans or utensils or firewood.
—Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
Burn only seasoned hardwood firewood—never trash, cardboard, or treated wood.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firewood
Noun
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In the short video, a giant mass of salmon — an uncountable number of fish — are stacked up like cordwood in the narrow stream.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
15 May 2025
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Some of the early subscriptions to the Litchfield Independent were paid for with cordwood, farm produce or muskrat skins.—
Terry Shaw,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2024
Noun
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Oseguera Cervantes and at least two bodyguards fled toward cabins in the pine woods outside of Tapalpa, Trevilla Trejo said.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Tariffs on metals, auto parts and wood remain.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Didorosi has sketches of small trucks in various configurations, hauling lumber or potted plants.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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The administration has already used Section 232 investigations to impose across-the-board duties on steel, aluminum, copper, lumber, furniture, cars and car parts.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As the pulsar spins, these beams sweep across the cosmos like the beams of light from a lighthouse.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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By the time the beams meet, some of the crucial details may already be gone.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Firewood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firewood. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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