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firewood

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as in cordwood

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Recent Examples of firewood Remove brush and firewood piles or stacks of rocks that provide shelter from elements and predators. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 July 2026 Most households connected to mesh grids still cook with charcoal and firewood. — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Hundreds of local residents are allowed legal access to the ranch — known locally as La Sierra — for grazing and collecting firewood through rights granted to their families before Colorado became a state. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 28 June 2026 Wood-burning units run $30 to $60 in firewood for frequent use. — Allison Palmer updated June 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 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

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The design is beachy but modern with wood paneling painted a deep blue, colorful coastal art, leather furniture, raffia accents, and Molton Brown amenities.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
On streams and creeks, wood laydowns are prime locations to find oversized ’gills, as the branches attract baitfish and other forage, and the structure creates a soft spot on the downstream side of the laydown.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026

Definition of wood

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Long before the city became a byword for radical activism, Eugene was a lumber town.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Inside a factory alongside Interstate 5 in the San Joaquin Valley, a forklift delivered a stack of precut lumber to two waiting carpenters.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

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The formal dining room, located southeast of the front door, features what the book calls false-wood beams in the plaster ceiling.

— Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
According to the researchers, future development will focus on improving energy beam control while reducing the size and cost of high-power microwave systems.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

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