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 increase risks reversing the year-over-year decline in forest clearance since 2023, when Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva began his third term.
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Fabiano Maisonnave, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Gaudí’s use of color, texture, and geometry created iconic spaces that feel alive, with façades that ripple like waves and interiors that filter light with the ease of an overgrown forest canopy.
—Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 6 June 2025
In another sign of upcoming change, The Glencoe Golf Club is not currently listed on the forest preserve district website, but Vogel said that will be updated next month.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Four of them followed a Ukrainian drone that guided them out of the forest—only for a Russian drone to strike two of them.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
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Fabiano Maisonnave, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Gaudí’s use of color, texture, and geometry created iconic spaces that feel alive, with façades that ripple like waves and interiors that filter light with the ease of an overgrown forest canopy.
—Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 6 June 2025
In another sign of upcoming change, The Glencoe Golf Club is not currently listed on the forest preserve district website, but Vogel said that will be updated next month.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Four of them followed a Ukrainian drone that guided them out of the forest—only for a Russian drone to strike two of them.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forest
Noun
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Set in over 70 acres of woodlands and riverfront beauty, this festival offers a vibrant celebration of cannabis with live music, rolling competitions, and a cup competition.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
3 June 2025
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Bobcats are secretive, rarely seen predators that most often live in the foothills, canyons, mesa and plateaus where brush and woodland are plentiful, according to CPW.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
29 May 2025
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With its vast tracts of forestland, winding scenic byways, quiet towns, and some of the darkest skies in the U.S., this wild yet gentle state offers plenty of space to breathe it all in.—
West Virginia Tourism,
AFAR Media,
9 May 2025
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It was followed by an emergency declaration by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins mandating the U.S. Forest Service to open up roughly 112.5 million acres of national forestland to logging.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forest. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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