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firewood

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as in cordwood

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Recent Examples of firewood The rules ban all plants within a foot of the home and require the first five feet around homes to be free of combustible materials such as firewood, fallen leaves and branches, and mulch or wood chips. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Every weekday morning, Luwi Ikabala sets up a sewing machine beside piles of sweet potatoes and firewood at the main market in Goroka, in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 In the living area on the first floor, his built-ins include slats to hide a sound system and deep storage for firewood. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026 Protect ash trees with systemic pesticides, avoid moving firewood, and plant native, borer-resistant trees. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for firewood

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For a school like Georgia, which has consistently stacked elite talent like cordwood in the Kirby Smart era, those are compounded.

— Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
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

Definition of cordwood

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One key indicator of soil health is decomposition rates of complex organic matter, breaking down stuff like leaves, wood, even cadavers into simpler organic and inorganic compounds, releasing C02 and nutrients in the process.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Pysher’s father, Glen Pysher, said his son and his friends had visited several bars earlier in the evening and were splitting up to spend the night in two homes when his son took a wrong turn in the woods.

— Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of wood

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In the video, the popular streamers Maya Higa and FaZe Adapt sit together on a log, chatting nonchalantly as a massive grizzly bear lumbers toward them.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026
New tariffs on lumber are expected to slow the rate of new home construction and make buying a home more expensive.

— Jack Springgate, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

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That’s harder than trying to spot a firefly right next to someone flashing their high-beams at you.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
The antlers grew off to the sides of the deer’s head instead of going upward, which contributed to the wide inside spread and long beams.

— Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026

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