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as in lumber
tree logs as prepared for human use a huge load of wood outside the furniture maker's factory

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as in forest
often woods plural a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area deer and mountain lions live in those woods

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Recent Examples of wood Straight knitting needles are usually composed of carbon fiber, bamboo, wood, plastic or metal, while circular knitting needles are needle tips connected with a thin cord. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025 Most of the country remains dependent on burning fuel sources like wood. Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 This week’s batch includes new albums from billy woods; Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke; PinkPantheress; MIKE & Tony Seltzer; Erika de Casier; Kali Uchis; Cole Pulice; Preoccupations; Kara-Lis Coverdale; and Mclusky. Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 May 2025 Later this year, AMC Networks plans to debut a new competitive reality show, Guts and Glory, that’s shot on the set of The Walking Dead in the woods of Georgia. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for wood
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Noun
  • Construction Contractors import lots of lumber, steel, aluminum and other materials from Canada and other foreign countries.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • To avoid landfilling, recycling efforts include turning old turf into performance shock pads for new turf fields, transforming it into plastic lumber products, and converting it into a liquid feedstock that can be used to create new synthetic turf and other consumer-grade products.
    Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2025
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  • Like a tree falling in the forest with no one to hear it, even groundbreaking marketing wins mean little if no one notices.
    Cheryl Ragland, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • At the Glen Oaks Resort Adobe Motor Lodge in Big Sur, the rooms huddle at the edge of a thick forest.
    Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
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  • The country has immense potential in terms of its minerals, timber and opportunities to rekindle the flame of tourism through revitalization of infrastructure which was the pride of the region in the 1960s.
    Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
  • The president wants to increase timber harvests by 25% on the state’s national forests.
    Tom Philp, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
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  • In 2010, a massive forest fire burned for four days on northern Israel’s Mt. Carmel, claiming 44 lives and destroying around 12,000 acres, much of it woodland.
    Ibrahim Hazboun and Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Prince William and Princess Kate's visit to Scotland will also include a trip to see one of the country's ancient woodlands to meet with the Mull and Iona Ranger Service.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Wood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wood. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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