hearths

plural of hearth

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Recent Examples of hearths If hearths had been built in the cave, underlying bones would have shown evidence of charring — but not a single bone out of the 4,500 studied was burned. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026 Food 250 years ago was cooked in hearths. Ava Berger, NPR, 28 June 2026 Breakthroughs in technology—such as jewelry, bone and stone tools, pigments, and organized hearths—happened much earlier than previously assumed, appearing in one region to disappear in another. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026 Most of the hearths are between 4,000 and 5,500 years old. ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026 Remnants of hearths inside the dwellings indicate the use of bones as fuel. Literary Hub, 1 May 2026 These influences, fueled by blazing hearths, continue to inform Maydan’s direction. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Individual cottages with modern interiors are set up in mini neighborhoods and have fireplaces with polished concrete hearths, heated floors, and floor-to-ceiling glass bifold doors leading to landscaped gardens. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026 The kitchen was a simple room with two open hearths. Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearths
Noun
  • Future building potential also exists for another two dwellings.
    Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • The park service offers educational tours of the dwellings as well as bird-watching, nature walks, and wildlife-viewing tours.
    Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Per The Guardian, Harry specifically requested police protection outside of royal residences to ensure his family's safety.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 July 2026
  • All five of the suspects have residences in San Francisco, accoring to police, and the San Francisco Police Department helped corral them in Richmond.
    Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • Best Hotels & Resorts The Promissory Hotel This boutique property is housed in a 1912 bank building with striking neoclassical design and 27 rooms, including loft-style abodes and two-bedroom suites.
    Julekha Dash, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
  • His son, Guy, followed in his footsteps, creating sculptural abodes from Boca Raton to Vail over the past 35 years.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • After spending hundreds of millions of dollars over the past few years on minor improvements — fixing roofs and windows or repairing equipment — Hochman said the time was right to update the overall look.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Beyond the road lie much smaller buildings organized in neat rows made up of a jumble of hard angles—porch steps, open windows, sloping roofs—that seem to spring spontaneously from the ground.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • Cubans strolled along el Paseo del Prado promenade in the inky night, desperate to escape the stifling heat of their homes.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Advocates say the funds would help build more than 40,000 shovel-ready affordable homes that are unable to move forward because of a financing gap and help preserve thousands of other existing units.
    Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • Under France’s legislative process, however, the National Assembly has the final say when the two houses of parliament disagree.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
  • Off Nine Mile Road, his 7,500-square-foot building houses people from the age of 18 to people over 60.
    Julia Avant, CBS News, 14 July 2026

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“Hearths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearths. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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