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Recent Examples of hickory
Evidence of Hurricane Michael’s destruction can still be seen in the fledgling sweetgum, magnolia, oak, and hickory trees sprouting with new growth.
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
The easiest way to do this is to assess whether your kitchen cabinets are warm (with red, yellow, or orange undertones), like cherry, oak, hickory, and pine; or cool (with gray undertones), like white oak, ash, maple, or birch cabinetry.
—Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
There are many wood chip flavors on the market, but the most popular varieties are apple, cherry, hickory, mesquite and pecan.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
The tree produces edible hickory nuts enclosed in a thick husk.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
The easiest way to do this is to assess whether your kitchen cabinets are warm (with red, yellow, or orange undertones), like cherry, oak, hickory, and pine; or cool (with gray undertones), like white oak, ash, maple, or birch cabinetry.
—Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
There are many wood chip flavors on the market, but the most popular varieties are apple, cherry, hickory, mesquite and pecan.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
The tree produces edible hickory nuts enclosed in a thick husk.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hickory
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Native trees, especially oaks and birch, are important to the reproductive success of insectivorous birds and other wildlife.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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These birds especially love birch trees for nesting and enjoy a feeder full of suet, sunflower seeds, and peanuts.—
Kier Holmes,
Martha Stewart,
18 Jan. 2026
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The set features stable legs and armrests made of a durable steel frame and handwoven rattan that’s all-weather and easy to clean.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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The modern plantation-style decor—lots of warm earthy colors and a touch of rattan—suitably echo the languid tropical surrounds.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Dec. 2025
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Pictures of Piper the dog, who last year went through an awful health scare after having a rawhide treat.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
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Chinese laborers, rare for that time, made rawhide bags on site to take the limestone and dump it into iron buckets on an aerial tramway, according to Meniketti’s report.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
6 July 2025
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The sedate throwing of flowers erupted into a fistfight, a ministampede and people lashed with whips and riding quirts.—
John MacCormack,
San Antonio Express-News,
26 Apr. 2018
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Michelle Williams turned heads in a sheer black gown that featured a structured bodice with delicate straps and a dramatic black tulle train.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Skorniakov worked with him on axels using a harness and a pole, bracing and lifting as his son spun in the straps.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
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Leather Coats and Jackets Leather is often made from cowhide, but it can also be made from the hide of other animals, such as bison, deer, goat, and sheep.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
14 Jan. 2026
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Earth-tone rooms have oversize leather chairs, gas fireplaces, Native American rugs, and cowhide upholstery.—
Emily Pennington,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Jan. 2026
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Other than the boulder, the stunt show at Disney World also features a bullwhip demonstration and falls from tall buildings, as well as stunts with axe-swinging stone soldiers and punji stick pressure plates.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
31 Dec. 2025
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Arcs of electricity bolted from it, blue bullwhips that flashed out from it and left thunder in their wake.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Nov. 2025
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“Hickory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hickory. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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