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as in forests
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area
upon our approach the deer disappeared back into the timber from whence it had come
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Recent Examples of timbers
Shiver me timbers and blow me down.
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Jeremy Borrelli, a staff archaeologist for ECU's maritime studies program, told Fox News Digital the team recovered 63 wooden shipwreck timbers – 47 of which are believed to be part of La Fortuna, a Spanish privateer ship from Cuba.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Think warm, matte timbers and intricate, decorative glass.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2025
Many were killed instantly by the explosion, fire, falling timbers, shrapnel and searing steam from the boilers, and many by drowning.
—arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
From across France, itinerant glassblowers, masons and carpenters — hewers, who squared the timbers, joiners, who fit beams together — converged on Paris.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The wreck is mostly covered by coral, but Castro and other divers have been able to excavate timbers from the ship’s hull and frame by digging trenches.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
The Collegeville outfit came with the mask of a scowling pirate with an open eye-patch that looked more like a black eye and a sickly green pallor that would shiver the timbers of the saltiest sea dog.
—René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Jeremy Borrelli, a staff archaeologist for ECU's maritime studies program, told Fox News Digital the team recovered 63 wooden shipwreck timbers – 47 of which are believed to be part of La Fortuna, a Spanish privateer ship from Cuba.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Think warm, matte timbers and intricate, decorative glass.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2025
Many were killed instantly by the explosion, fire, falling timbers, shrapnel and searing steam from the boilers, and many by drowning.
—arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
From across France, itinerant glassblowers, masons and carpenters — hewers, who squared the timbers, joiners, who fit beams together — converged on Paris.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The wreck is mostly covered by coral, but Castro and other divers have been able to excavate timbers from the ship’s hull and frame by digging trenches.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
The Collegeville outfit came with the mask of a scowling pirate with an open eye-patch that looked more like a black eye and a sickly green pallor that would shiver the timbers of the saltiest sea dog.
—René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for timbers
Noun
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The rebuilding took 1,200 oak trees felled from forests across France to replace the framework of the roof and 1,000 construction workers.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The preserve permanently protects 835 acres of critical open space, ensuring that forests, meadows, and wildlife corridors above Sundance in Northfork Canyon remain intact for future generations.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The 144-foot-long (44-meter) vessel also carried cargo including iron ore, lumber and more.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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His wages were previously garnished in 2010 in the aftermath of an allegedly unfulfilled deal with a lumber company, according to court records.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Episode 5 opens with a postal worker’s 2020 account of seeing Sellers naked in the woods, with his face covered, carrying a child’s jacket.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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The shell was safely detonated in the woods near a local compost area by the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad the day it was found, authorities said.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Timbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timbers. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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