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Recent Examples of hickory
The turnips, smoked over hickory, pair with black drum, persimmons, and pea tendrils, each bite a reminder of his farm’s proximity.
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Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
Google chose the hickory-proto open source Rust DNS library, which is not particularly optimized but has broad adoption and support.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
Evidence of Hurricane Michael’s destruction in 2018 can still be seen in the fledgling sweetgum, magnolia, oak, and hickory trees sprouting with new growth.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
Kansas City-style typically uses hickory instead of post oak, often supplemented with fruit woods like apple or pear.
—J.c. Reid, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
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Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
Google chose the hickory-proto open source Rust DNS library, which is not particularly optimized but has broad adoption and support.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
Evidence of Hurricane Michael’s destruction in 2018 can still be seen in the fledgling sweetgum, magnolia, oak, and hickory trees sprouting with new growth.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
Kansas City-style typically uses hickory instead of post oak, often supplemented with fruit woods like apple or pear.
—J.c. Reid, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hickory
Noun
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This modern mountain home is decorated with wintry accents like a pair of vintage wooden skis and a basket of birch logs.—
Kristin Hohenadel,
The Spruce,
2 May 2026
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Porcini form symbiotic mycorrhizal relationships with more than 30 species of broadleaf and coniferous trees, including spruce, pine, hemlock, fir, birch, oak, and beech.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Embrace the East Coast cliché of baby blue pinstripes and plenty of rattan for your summer setup.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
15 Apr. 2026
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The woven rattan is weather-resistant, so these chairs are guaranteed to last.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Their bra straps showed; their hair and faces were glossy.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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After several seasons of towering platforms dominating party dressing, celebrities have been circling back to thin-strap stilettos as a cleaner evening option, especially in gold and silver finishes that add polish without taking over the full look.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Get Tough Purchase ones made from cowhide, goatskin, or pigskin leather or abrasion-resistant canvas that will be harder for thorns to penetrate.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Judith that Hudson wore is crafted from a shiny cowhide leather and features the traditional almond toe shape of clogs, and is highlighted with gold-tone studs around the shoe’s welt.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 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 10 May. 2026.
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