underbrush

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Recent Examples of underbrush Hotter and drier conditions in North American forests mean that there is more dry wood and underbrush that can easily be ignited by a stray campfire spark or a lightning strike. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025 Apparently, the underbrush becomes so thick — without the natural or human clearing by fire — virtually nothing else can thrive. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 On the left, to the east, four thousand mercenaries plodded through the underbrush. / Cbs News, CBS News, 13 June 2025 Soil and underbrush would obscure once-gleaming granite fountains. Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for underbrush
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underbrush
Noun
  • Historically, lightning- and human-ignited fires kept forests less dense and reduced forest litter and undergrowth that can easily burn.
    Tony Cheng, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The road narrowed, and dry grass and thorny scrub leaned over the dusty track, as two rhinos stepped quietly out of the undergrowth.
    Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Lots of trees and other vegetation will mask the center’s five, 270,000-square-foot buildings from neighbors, Jones said.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Standing vegetation may not be cut, burned or removed.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Leaf-peeping and other fun fall activities With the change of seasons and fall foliage reappearing, many people enjoy scenic train rides, photography, and leaf-peeping, or going out to see the fall colors.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Other fall foliage options that are unique to Mackinac include catching the colors from the water on a kayak tour.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025

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