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Recent Examples of firewood
Most earwig problems begin outside, where damp piles of leaves, firewood or other debris create an attractive environment for the insects.
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Dan Simms, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Health officials say people can also encounter hantavirus risk while handling firewood, working in rodent-prone outdoor areas or disturbing rodent nests and burrows.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
But with incomes below $3 a day, many can no longer afford pricier LPG cylinders and are reverting to stoves that burn firewood, or returning to villages where wood is easier to find.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Store firewood piles away from your home, and plant shrubs at least 12 inches from your foundation.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
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Dan Simms, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Health officials say people can also encounter hantavirus risk while handling firewood, working in rodent-prone outdoor areas or disturbing rodent nests and burrows.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
But with incomes below $3 a day, many can no longer afford pricier LPG cylinders and are reverting to stoves that burn firewood, or returning to villages where wood is easier to find.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Store firewood piles away from your home, and plant shrubs at least 12 inches from your foundation.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 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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Its flowers bloom on new wood and can be cut back to 12 inches in late winter, which allows it to be easily maintained as a medium-sized shrub.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
19 May 2026
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Use electric stoves and heaters when possible instead of gas or wood-burning options.—
Ryan Brennan
May 19,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Nearly a dozen people were injured, including one in critical condition, after a May 15 explosion at a Maine lumber mill.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Authorities are investigating after a fiery explosion Friday morning at a lumber mill in Maine.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Built from the bones of a 12th-century hostelry, its hub is a vast, glamorous lounge bar complete with mixologists shaking modern-day mocktails under the ancient beams.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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Each had suffered a severe head injury, apparently having been struck by a low-hanging beam on the bridge.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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“Firewood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firewood. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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