firewood

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Recent Examples of firewood Campfire S’mores balances notes of toasted marshmallow, melted chocolate, and smoky firewood—which capture that cozy and nostalgic summer feeling. Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2025 Aisha Aboud, 47, said her family returned to a former frontline town, only for her son, Kanaan Muhamad Kanaan, 18, to touch a tripwire while collecting firewood. Lynsey Addario, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 Many low-income households in Paraguay still use firewood for heating. Elizabeth McBride, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025 Five minutes in, the shrubs crackled as a stack of firewood on the side of the home — a common storage place for properties with wood-burning fireplaces — ignited. Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for firewood
Recent Examples of Synonyms for firewood
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Instead of the typical dark wood, leather banquettes and framed portraits from your grandfather’s steakhouse, for instance, Adalina Prime will greet guests with a greenery-laden patio, an open-air atrium and an exhibition kitchen.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
  • For most of that time, paddles were made of laminated wood and were mostly found in gym classes and retirement communities.
    Martin Cizmar, Wired News, 20 July 2025
Noun
  • The trees were then loaded on a trailer and taken to Clarksville, where they were sold to a lumber dealer, the release said.
    Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • For example, one-quarter of the country's available lumber supply comes from Canada, and could be subject to a 15% levy.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • His paws dangle over the side of a broken beam, with a metal wall at an odd angle behind him.
    Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
  • Or, try attaching this UV-resistant canopy to wood beams or stakes.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2025

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“Firewood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firewood. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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