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Recent Examples of firewood
In Beirut, sheltering families crammed into schools, slept in cars or in open areas near the Mediterranean Sea, where some burned firewood to keep warm.
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Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Buyers can even top that box with an optional dual-bike rack or leave it empty and take advantage of the perimeter railing for tying down camping boxes, firewood or other cargo.
—New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026
The skiing, sledding with the kids, chopping firewood for the wood stove in the basement—some of my favorite adventures have been set to a snowy backdrop.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 23 Feb. 2026
Layering various natural scents with firewood creates a beautiful aroma and instantly elevates a space.
—Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 23 Feb. 2026
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Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Buyers can even top that box with an optional dual-bike rack or leave it empty and take advantage of the perimeter railing for tying down camping boxes, firewood or other cargo.
—New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026
The skiing, sledding with the kids, chopping firewood for the wood stove in the basement—some of my favorite adventures have been set to a snowy backdrop.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 23 Feb. 2026
Layering various natural scents with firewood creates a beautiful aroma and instantly elevates a space.
—Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firewood
Noun
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In the short video, a giant mass of salmon — an uncountable number of fish — are stacked up like cordwood in the narrow stream.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
15 May 2025
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Some of the early subscriptions to the Litchfield Independent were paid for with cordwood, farm produce or muskrat skins.—
Terry Shaw,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2024
Noun
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Interiors skew minimal and elemental (raw wood, concrete, metal) and spotlight a muted palette of sand and dusty olive green; shades that pull from the sunbaked landscape dotted with palms and agaves.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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In other places, buildings were reduced to heaps of wood and metal, with only a few bunk beds still intact in some, while blankets, personal belongings and bedding were strewn about.—
Mohammad Yunus Yawar,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This includes workforce training, other forms of capacity building and innovative manufacturing, such as converting smaller trees into furniture, poles, composite lumber, biochar and mulches.—
Evan Mills,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The administration has also slapped tariffs on some specific products, including steel, lumber, and cars.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The world has just lost an enormous beam of light, and we are devastated.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
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Each beam functions as a pixel.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Firewood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firewood. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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