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cedar

[see-der] / ˈsi dər /
NOUN
tree
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Important discoveries in recent years include the remains of columns and bases from a Roman temple in Maasser al-Shouf in the mountains southeast of Beirut, nestled next to a millennia-old cedar forest.

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

Spanning 3,180 square feet, the home is akin to a resort-level wellness retreat, offering a large cedar hot tub, a cold plunge, and a dry sauna.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Its species name, cedrus, refers to cedar trees, evergreen conifers similar to those that existed in Late Triassic forests.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2026

Once, they brought in a shaman to cleanse the house with sage and cedar during a full blood moon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

The cedar planks were lying haphazardly about, a few of them hammered together.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

"We've already lost trees," said Rosie Fyles, head of gardens at Chiswick House in west London, whose Kent-designed shady lawns dotted with statues and cedars of Lebanon date back to the 18th century.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

"Previously, it was spruces or cedars, but today, we find endemic species better adapted to the climate," Merdan Arazmedov, a member of Turkmenistan's Nature Protection Society, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025

One of the miracles of the fire is that the cedars did survive, mostly intact except for a few limbs that were broken in the fierce winds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025

Despite what residents described as a fiery rain of embers propelled by hurricane force winds, the street’s 135 cedars seemed unfazed by the fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025

Massive Douglas firs and cedars grew in the misty hills outside town.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown


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