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Fueled by wind gusts, relative low humidity, warm temperatures, dry underbrush and a build-up of dead trees killed by an insect infestation, the Camp House Fire has quickly spread through the area, according to officials.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 May 2025
That folkloric significance is relayed in majestic opening footage of a nighttime thunderstorm as a pangolin ambles through scrubby underbrush, its armor glistening in the rain.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
During that time when the mother is out feeding, the fawns have been known to hide in underbrush, according to the Park Service.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
The setting was an open field near woods with thick underbrush.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 May 2025
That folkloric significance is relayed in majestic opening footage of a nighttime thunderstorm as a pangolin ambles through scrubby underbrush, its armor glistening in the rain.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
During that time when the mother is out feeding, the fawns have been known to hide in underbrush, according to the Park Service.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
The setting was an open field near woods with thick underbrush.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underbrush
Noun
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In contrast, the creek corridor is dense with cottonwood trees and undergrowth that is habitat for all sorts of wildlife.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
28 Apr. 2025
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Rabbits dance and rattlesnakes slither in the hazy undergrowth with the same rickety gestures as the towering creatures above, providing each new environment a comforting, organic feel.—
Sarah Thwaites,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There are about 3,600 bunkers on Sazan, armored cement mushrooms emerging from the vegetation or perched on mountaintops like lookouts against phantom American aircraft carriers or Soviet frigates.—
Marzio Mian,
The Dial,
12 June 2025
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The main reasons for the constant uptick are power line undergrounding, other fire mitigation projects and vegetation management by PG&E and other top utilities.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Chemical Control Options Spraying the foliage of any vine that is covering a shrub or is surrounded by desirable landscape plants with any type of chemical or natural herbicide like vinegar is not practical.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025
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Water with soaker hoses or drip irrigation to keep foliage dry which might otherwise be infected with devastating mildew.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
12 June 2025
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“Underbrush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underbrush. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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