as in grove
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
built a small shelter in the brake to watch for deer
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as in to slow
to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace
braked the car sharply when someone pulled out in front of us
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Recent Examples of brake
David Pierson, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Alpine Slide rode in sleds that had a brake and accelerate control stick.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 28 May 2025
Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
Meanwhile, the latter has enhanced dampers designed to increase body control and reduce both squat when accelerating and dive during braking.
—Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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Noun
Behind its walls, workers make automotive and aerospace equipment, specializing in lightweight aluminum chassis parts and brake systems.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Alpine Slide rode in sleds that had a brake and accelerate control stick.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 28 May 2025
Verb
Much of this is due to the fact that electric cars are a simpler build than internal combustion engine one-offs, with fewer parts and the differentiators primarily being styling, aerodynamics, and braking.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
Meanwhile, the latter has enhanced dampers designed to increase body control and reduce both squat when accelerating and dive during braking.
—Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brake
Noun
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Tour the goods on this 6.5-mile lollipop loop from the main trailhead to the upper grove.—
Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan,
Outside Online,
4 June 2025
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The film ends with a time-jump that shows Roz working in a human fruit grove, having reintegrated back into society.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
30 May 2025
Verb
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In the event of your vehicle hydroplaning, here's what to know: Ease off the accelerator - Step off the gas to slow down the vehicle until the tires find traction.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2025
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Yet in the rush to deliver proof-of-concept wins, most organizations still treat responsible AI as a compliance requirement or reputational safeguard—something seen as slowing innovation and creating friction rather than a prerequisite for performance, scale or trust.—
Amir Banifatemi,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
Noun
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The two most straightforward of the trials will involve large-scale planting of trees and bioenergy crops, including Miscanthus grasses and coppice willow, reports Robert Lea for AZoCleanTech.—
Alex Fox,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 May 2021
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Another strategy, called short rotation coppice, involves planting fast-growing trees such as willows and poplars in extremely dense rows.—
Eric Toensmeier,
Scientific American,
1 Aug. 2020
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2025
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Restore coastlines with mangroves, wetlands, seagrass meadows and coastal forests.—
Marc Benioff,
Time,
8 June 2025
Noun
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La Jolla Walk-In Campsite The La Jolla Walk-In Campsite is a small campground in dense chaparral in Point Mugu State Park in the Santa Monica Mountains.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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But wildfire experts say cutting down Southern California's chaparral won't make the region safer from wildfires.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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But on January 11, 1937, a young man hunting rabbits south of Everett finds Charles’s naked, battered body dumped in a thicket of alders, knifed in the back and beaten in the head with a blunt instrument.—
Caroline Fraser
June 10,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
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The Trump administration has been ensnared in a Lilliputian thicket of nationwide injunctions almost since the moment that Donald Trump was sworn in and began issuing executive orders.—
The Editors,
National Review,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Carr Jones was also known for using eco-friendly practices — recycling and re-purposing building materials, such as brick, iron, wood, slate and tiles, for instance.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2025
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The tasteful guest room renovation includes natural white woods complemented by soft colors—grays, tans and pale blues—that reflect nature's coastal palette.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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During one expedition to what was once London, a young scientist, out gathering brushwood, unearths a small vacuum flask, inside which is a handwritten account of life in a small village called Beadle during the days leading up to the lunar catastrophe.—
Michael Dirda,
Washington Post,
2 Feb. 2023
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Bare dunes were planted with ‘brushwood and windbreaks, perpendicular to wind direction’ so that the dunes do not interfere with the canal system and irrigated farmlands.—
Azera Parveen Rahman,
Quartz,
27 Oct. 2022
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“Brake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brake. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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