the bush
noun
: a large area (such as in Australia or Africa) that has not been cleared and that is not used for farming
She recently spent several weeks in the bush.
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Instead of conquest, the focus was intimacy—feeling the land under your feet, learning animal tracks, listening to the bush itself.
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Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The plant needs as much foliage as possible to shade the bush and prevent sunburn damage on the canes.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Cal picks her up in a muddy old 4×4, then takes her on a bumpy ride through the bush during which the tension quickly heightens between them.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
The end of her stick splintered on the ground like tree trunks snapping in the bush.
—Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
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Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The plant needs as much foliage as possible to shade the bush and prevent sunburn damage on the canes.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Cal picks her up in a muddy old 4×4, then takes her on a bumpy ride through the bush during which the tension quickly heightens between them.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
The end of her stick splintered on the ground like tree trunks snapping in the bush.
—Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
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“The bush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bush. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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