as in woods
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 forests
The rebuilding took 1,200 oak trees felled from forests across France to replace the framework of the roof and 1,000 construction workers.
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
The preserve permanently protects 835 acres of critical open space, ensuring that forests, meadows, and wildlife corridors above Sundance in Northfork Canyon remain intact for future generations.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Many of the endophytes Doty has characterized over twenty-five years fix nitrogen and promote growth in lab, greenhouse, and field trials but have a much broader host range than rhizobia, extending from farm lands to forests.
—Anna Marija Helt, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2025
The three-Michelin-star Spanish chef is opening his first restaurant outside Spain at Mount Nelson, bringing an immersive marine dining experience inspired by Cape Town’s kelp forests.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
Habitat loss from the destruction of cedar forests, overgrazing, and climate change threatens its survival.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
West, an entomologist for the Colorado State Forest Service who annually spends late-summer weeks evaluating the health of forests around the state from the air and on the ground, believes leaf peepers may be disappointed this year — at least in comparison to the past two.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
The grove was identified this past spring by the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition, composed of groups managing the state’s giant sequoia forests, as one of the most vulnerable to fire, Blom said.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Garlic mustard, a fast-spreading invasive weed, is threatening the understory of Portland-area forests, competing with native plants and potentially disrupting sensitive ecosystems.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Jon Haworth, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
The preserve permanently protects 835 acres of critical open space, ensuring that forests, meadows, and wildlife corridors above Sundance in Northfork Canyon remain intact for future generations.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Many of the endophytes Doty has characterized over twenty-five years fix nitrogen and promote growth in lab, greenhouse, and field trials but have a much broader host range than rhizobia, extending from farm lands to forests.
—Anna Marija Helt, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2025
The three-Michelin-star Spanish chef is opening his first restaurant outside Spain at Mount Nelson, bringing an immersive marine dining experience inspired by Cape Town’s kelp forests.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
Habitat loss from the destruction of cedar forests, overgrazing, and climate change threatens its survival.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
West, an entomologist for the Colorado State Forest Service who annually spends late-summer weeks evaluating the health of forests around the state from the air and on the ground, believes leaf peepers may be disappointed this year — at least in comparison to the past two.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
The grove was identified this past spring by the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition, composed of groups managing the state’s giant sequoia forests, as one of the most vulnerable to fire, Blom said.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Garlic mustard, a fast-spreading invasive weed, is threatening the understory of Portland-area forests, competing with native plants and potentially disrupting sensitive ecosystems.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forests
Noun
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Episode 5 opens with a postal worker’s 2020 account of seeing Sellers naked in the woods, with his face covered, carrying a child’s jacket.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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The shell was safely detonated in the woods near a local compost area by the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad the day it was found, authorities said.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Leaf-peeping draws travelers to woodlands across New England, but autumn gets equally splendid out west—especially in Grand Teton, my favorite national park to visit in the fall.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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The father-son duo was looking out the windshield, seemingly peeking at the woodlands on the other side.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Forests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forests. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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