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bark

[bahrk] / bɑrk /
NOUN
plant covering
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST






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It gets under our skin by making us ponder the spirit beneath the bark.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

One dog that didn’t bark at the conference, and continues to stun by its silence, is that of a wealth or asset tax.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Its leaves and bark have been used in traditional medicine, its canopy provides shade in exposed environments and its resilience allows it to thrive where other plants struggle.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

I wove the basket from my neighbor’s tree bark.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

He washed the hide in water mixed with crumbled oak bark to loosen the hairs, then stretched it between two saplings -well out of Wolf’s leaping-range.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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