Thesaurus results for WOODLAND

woodland

noun

ˈwu̇d-lənd

as in forest

a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area the house is perched atop a hill amid a stretch of dense woodland

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Recent Examples of woodland There are more than 70 species, but the three most popular ones grown in gardens are creeping phlox, woodland phlox, and tall phlox. —

Farima Ferguson, The Spruce, 6 May 2026 Plants will slowly naturalize in woodland gardens through self-seeding. —

Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 May 2026 In his first role since winning Best Actor at the 2026 Oscars, Jordan plays Ollie, a small woodland creature who swaps bodies with Ivy. —

Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026 The merry chirping of birds echoed through towering trees in a small woodland in northeastern Serbia. —

ABC News, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for woodland

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forest

Noun

The attention to detail even extends to creating individual ambiences for each of the five steam and sauna rooms, including the forest clearing steam room, which feels like sitting in a fairytale glade.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
Set in the lush forests and fields of northeastern France, this excitingly offbeat first feature from Sarah Arnold depicts a gory factional war between hunters and farmers, haves and have-nots, with one depressed fish-out-of-water gendarme caught in the middle.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026