as in woodland
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area
the endless forest that the first European settlers encountered
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Recent Examples of forest
The name Chelydra serpentina evokes colossal reptiles stomping through ancient forests.
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Hannah Smith
july 1,
Idaho Statesman,
1 July 2026
In the third, coauthors Dan Janssen and Winnie Hallwachs spent more than 40 years collecting caterpillars in the forest and rearing them with the express purpose of seeing which parasitoid wasps tore their way out.
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Elizabeth Anne Brown,
Scientific American,
1 July 2026
Wednesday’s fire was burning through forest and agricultural land in the central Greek region of Fthiotida, the fire department said.
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
Hoffman's two-toed sloths are native to parts of the Peruvian forest, where Quechua is spoken by many Indigenous communities.
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Aki Nace,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
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Hannah Smith
july 1,
Idaho Statesman,
1 July 2026
In the third, coauthors Dan Janssen and Winnie Hallwachs spent more than 40 years collecting caterpillars in the forest and rearing them with the express purpose of seeing which parasitoid wasps tore their way out.
—
Elizabeth Anne Brown,
Scientific American,
1 July 2026
Wednesday’s fire was burning through forest and agricultural land in the central Greek region of Fthiotida, the fire department said.
—
ABC News,
1 July 2026
Hoffman's two-toed sloths are native to parts of the Peruvian forest, where Quechua is spoken by many Indigenous communities.
—
Aki Nace,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forest
Noun
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These emerge in spring from woodland pools, feed on deer, and some infected females lay eggs that already carry the virus.
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His father's body was found Tuesday outside the property, which was in a woodland area northeast of the northern city of Thessaloniki.
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The Forest Service administers another 5,500 grazing permits on 77 million acres of federal forestland.
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The City of Grass Valley received $720,000 to treat about 240 acres of forestland in the Wolf Creek and Boston Ravine areas, as well as other locations in the southern part of the city.
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“Forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forest. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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