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Recent Examples of hickory
Red and Lyttle Bridges started slow-cooking pork over hickory wood in Shelby in 1946.
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Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
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, 26 Apr. 2026
The Turkey Legs sold at Disneyland are sourced, cured and pre-smoked by a company in Texas and then smoked in hickory for six more hours at the park.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
The turnips, smoked over hickory, pair with black drum, persimmons, and pea tendrils, each bite a reminder of his farm’s proximity.
—Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
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Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
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, 26 Apr. 2026
The Turkey Legs sold at Disneyland are sourced, cured and pre-smoked by a company in Texas and then smoked in hickory for six more hours at the park.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
The turnips, smoked over hickory, pair with black drum, persimmons, and pea tendrils, each bite a reminder of his farm’s proximity.
—Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hickory
Noun
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Are birch water, herbal teas, or fermented drinks like kvass or sahti part of the tradition?—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Visitors approaching the museum’s doors will pass under a canopy of silver birch trees installed in its forecourt.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
14 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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Warm wood and rattan are juxtaposed with exuberant patterns (think scalloped headboards), and swaths of mirror and brass, eliciting a glamorous but grounded ambiance.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 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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Watch collectors had anticipated the collaboration to result in a wristwatch, and watch accessory companies, such as Helvetus and Delugs, have announced plans to offer straps to allow the watches to be worn on the wrist.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Plus, the Mary Jane-style strap secures your foot for more comfortable wear.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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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 22 May. 2026.
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