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adobe

noun as in sun-dried brick

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County officials signaled interest in rebuilding in fire zones with natural materials, such as adobe, but advocates say their policies make it nearly impossible.

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For decades, her adobe dwelling hosted waves of grandchildren and great-grandchildren as sons and daughters went back and forth, entrusting expanding broods to the matriarch.

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He’s even selfishly hoarded toilet paper in his fancy adobe estate.

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Eventually, however, the lush commons became something like adobe hills.

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That includes adobe and cob, a material made from clay, sand and straw.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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