1
: a dense growth of shrubbery or small trees : copse
2
: something resembling a thicket in density or impenetrability : tangle
a political thicket
a thicket of reporters
Examples of thicket in a Sentence
a dense thicket of rosebushes
flushed a pheasant from a thicket of willows
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Howard Copenhaver, Outdoor Life, 23 Apr. 2025
MoffettNathanson noted the thicket of issues that Apple has to navigate regarding tariffs — and that the company is caught in the middle because of China’s importance in the global electronics supply chain.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2025
Those could include trimming the thicket of regulations that seek to protect EU citizens and constrain private companies.
—Anu Bradford, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2025
Scientists such as Church were not daunted by the difficulty of the science or the ethical thickets involved.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Thicket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thicket. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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thicket
noun
thick·et
ˈthik-ət 
1
: a thick usually small patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
2
: something resembling a thicket in being crowded together or impenetrable
a thicket of fans
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