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Recent Examples of deforest
This includes changing the designation of some land in the Amazon to savanna, significantly increasing the amount that can be legally deforested.
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Sarah Sax, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
These same governors have passed laws that effectively void the Soy Moratorium, a voluntary agreement that has contributed to a historically steep decline in deforestation by barring signatory companies from purchasing soy grown on land in the Amazon that was deforested after 2008.
—Sarah Sax, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
About that time, Dorrell was biking up Mont Ventoux in the French Alps, where the top of the mountain has been deforested and looks like a moonscape.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The company has committed to having 100 percent of its leather sourced from land not converted from a natural ecosystem or deforested for the grazing of cows, which will apply to European leather by 2025 and global sourcing by 2030.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 31 Oct. 2024
Based on a study published in Nature Sustainability a few months ago, 1.4 million hectares (the equivalent of nine cities the size of Greater London) were deforested in 2015 to open space for pasture for cows to graze.
—Simi Thambi, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
That’s the lesson behind a study out this week in the Journal of Applied Ecology in which researchers assessed which worms, ants, and other invertebrates were wiggling their way through plots of soil that had been deforested, revegetated, or left natural.
—Hannah Richter, science.org, 16 Aug. 2024
Up to 70,000 acres in Michoacán and neighboring Jalisco state have been deforested for avocado farming in the last decade, the data from Guardian Forestal and Climate Rights International show.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024
Reuters visited two orchards in July that an analysis of satellite images by U.S. nonprofit Climate Rights International showed were illegally deforested in Madero after 2015.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024
Sarah Sax, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
These same governors have passed laws that effectively void the Soy Moratorium, a voluntary agreement that has contributed to a historically steep decline in deforestation by barring signatory companies from purchasing soy grown on land in the Amazon that was deforested after 2008.
—Sarah Sax, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
About that time, Dorrell was biking up Mont Ventoux in the French Alps, where the top of the mountain has been deforested and looks like a moonscape.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The company has committed to having 100 percent of its leather sourced from land not converted from a natural ecosystem or deforested for the grazing of cows, which will apply to European leather by 2025 and global sourcing by 2030.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 31 Oct. 2024
Based on a study published in Nature Sustainability a few months ago, 1.4 million hectares (the equivalent of nine cities the size of Greater London) were deforested in 2015 to open space for pasture for cows to graze.
—Simi Thambi, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
That’s the lesson behind a study out this week in the Journal of Applied Ecology in which researchers assessed which worms, ants, and other invertebrates were wiggling their way through plots of soil that had been deforested, revegetated, or left natural.
—Hannah Richter, science.org, 16 Aug. 2024
Up to 70,000 acres in Michoacán and neighboring Jalisco state have been deforested for avocado farming in the last decade, the data from Guardian Forestal and Climate Rights International show.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024
Reuters visited two orchards in July that an analysis of satellite images by U.S. nonprofit Climate Rights International showed were illegally deforested in Madero after 2015.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deforest
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Parish skins the leg quarters — frying up the exteriors for cracklins — and smokes them before a three-hour confit.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Morgan’s mother, who could skin a deer in two minutes with nothing more than a golf ball and a piece of string, held the business together.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
24 July 2025
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To hull a strawberry: Grab a sharp paring knife with your dominant hand, gripping the blade with your index finger and thumb, and leave about 1 inch poking out.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Uses include: Blend hulled seeds with oil to make homemade tahini sauce Put them in a vegetable slaw Sprinkle on to add an Asian twist to your recipes. 4.—
Nancy LeBrun,
Verywell Health,
11 June 2025
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Absent a real dog, though, consider playing a recording of a dog growling and barking.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
31 July 2025
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Nearly half of the dogs, about 45 percent, consistently reacted to canine sounds such as barking or howling on TV.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
17 July 2025
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The members of Louisville's Quick Response Team come baring Narcan, fentanyl test strips and their own souls.—
Eleanor McCrary,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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And, from a pure entertainment perspective, there are few things more fun than seeing a pacey striker break through the defense and bare down on the goal.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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Trash burning and water shortages are a worsening blight, while the construction of upscale villas has denuded vegetation and exacerbated a perennial flooding problem.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
17 Mar. 2025
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During Trump’s first term, the Republicans’ feed-the-rich Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 denuded the tax base, causing revenues as a percentage of G.D.P. to fall.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Pass the time shelling on its pristine beaches or swimming in the sparkling waters.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
28 July 2025
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The initial salvos were followed by what Thailand described as airstrikes on military targets in Cambodia, as Bangkok accused Phnom Penh of shelling and killing civilians.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
28 July 2025
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The House, by an 89-57 vote, largely along party lines, instructed its conference committee members to keep the lottery stripped of its funding.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The firm has built a reputation on nurturing consumer brands rather than stripping them for parts, with a portfolio of lifestyle brands that have managed to retain their identity while scaling globally.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Faced with rising prices on everything from rent to groceries, many Michiganders are scaling back on summer travel.—
Adrienne Roberts,
Freep.com,
27 July 2025
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With the fires of inspiration stoked, Espinoza set out to scale his efforts.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Deforest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforest. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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