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cedar

[see-der] / ˈsi dər /
NOUN
tree
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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

These 4,600-year-old funerary boats, made of cedar and acacia, were intended to transport the king into the afterlife.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025

The room smelled strongly of cedar, which came from an oval soaking tub at the center of the bathroom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025

One of the cedar planks that formed the skin of the canoe had split, and the paint around it was scraped.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

"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

This was the place where families could raise their children in peace under the deodar cedars and watch the San Gabriels fade to a distinct purple as the sun set.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 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

Calvin turned on East Las Flores Drive, threading under the canopy of crape myrtles, pines and deodar cedars, and pulled up to his Midcentury ranch home and ran next door to check on his mom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

I got under some cedars, where the rain didn’t come much, only dripping now and then, where I could see when they got through and went away.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner


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