lumber 1 of 2

as in wood
tree logs as prepared for human use a huge amount of lumber will be needed to build the house

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lumber

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verb

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Noun
But collecting the debris from lumber and forestry projects feasible, and several start-ups have already begun to do so. Syris Valentine, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2025 That said, lumber used for framing usually accounts for less than 10% of the total cost to build a new home. Adam Taylor, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
The two heroes fight what appears to be a Rancor-like lizard monster in Rotta the Hutt’s arena and bring down a lumbering AT-AT, which slowly falls down a mountainside in epic fashion. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025 Almost every song is a lumbering beast so thoroughly composed of bits and pieces from the very best of the entire British popular music tradition as to make each feel inevitable, and the intensity doesn’t let up much until the final track. Jesse Adams, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lumber
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumber
Noun
  • The rectangular homes often contained courtyards or fronting gardens; window boxes hung below wood-frame windows.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Designers are now pairing it with modern finishes, such as matte metals and woods, as well as maximalist palettes, which express its more stylish and adaptable side.
    Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The technology included corrupt automatic shuffling machines that read cards and predicted which player had the best hand.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • And after Paulsen’s five seasons in Washington, several of those Shanahan-tree coaches indeed shuffled Paulsen from building to building, staff to staff.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Soon after Columbus stumbled across the Americas (in 1492), Cortés toppled the Aztec Empire (in 1521), and Pizarro did the same with the Inca one (in 1533).
    Big Think, Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
  • But Zoë’s first adaptation stumbles out of the gate — in large part because this show isn’t really her show.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cars and trucks and motorcycles rumble everywhere.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Armored vehicles rumble through our neighborhoods.
    Jody Agius Vallejo, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But if the government doesn't reopen soon, these cards will not be loaded.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Three Jays pushed runs across with the bases loaded in the sixth.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • A week later, a grand jury indicted him on additional charges, including one count of arson affecting property used in interstate commerce and one count of timber set afire.
    Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The modern structure has been decked out in reclaimed timber and Roxbury granite, resulting in a rustic feel.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the latter stomped down the catwalk, Anok gave Gabbriette a makeshift haircut.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
  • And the Broncos proceeded to stomp Dallas into the turf at Empower Field for four quarters Sunday in a 44-24 drubbing, their best end-to-end performance of the year.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In my experience, this is especially true in the lonely hours of the night while struggling with chronic pain.
    Joni Eareckson Tada, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • After an effort to create a Falls of the Ohio national park fell short in 1967, Kentucky and Indiana officials struggled to stop the falls from becoming a garbage dump.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Lumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumber. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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