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bark

[bahrk] / bɑrk /
NOUN
plant covering
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Antonyms
STRONGEST






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That includes my first wilderness campsite near Ford Point, where a several-thousand-pound elephant seal roused me from slumber with its jarring bark.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Taking additional photos of leaves, bark, stems, or the entire plant can provide critical clues.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Or when the owners warned that the two Irish wolfhounds on the property tended to look in unison and bark at things that weren’t there.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 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

I hear the scraping of branches, the scratching of bark, and low melodic sounds that remind me of chittering.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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