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
The quiet woodland echoed with the gentle thud of the workers’ axes.
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Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
That cute little woodland creature with a fuzzy tail can wreak havoc in the garden.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
Teaching a language with the help of AI Boyer worked with two mentors, members of different Indigenous communities, to develop the SkoBot — a robot about the size of a coffee mug that looks like a woodland animal and sits on the shoulder of the wearer to facilitate easy back-and-forth conversation.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Various species are adapted to a wide range of sites, from sunny rock gardens to moist woodlands.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
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Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
That cute little woodland creature with a fuzzy tail can wreak havoc in the garden.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
Teaching a language with the help of AI Boyer worked with two mentors, members of different Indigenous communities, to develop the SkoBot — a robot about the size of a coffee mug that looks like a woodland animal and sits on the shoulder of the wearer to facilitate easy back-and-forth conversation.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Various species are adapted to a wide range of sites, from sunny rock gardens to moist woodlands.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woodland
forest
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The universally accessible All Persons Trail at Broadmoor winds through a hemlock forest to a boardwalk, where hikers may commune with wildlife on Pike’s Pond.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Drones, a swift water team, cadaver dogs and GoPros punctured the peace in the tranquil and majestic mountains and triggered a closure of the Enchantments, an area popular for backcountry hiking and camping, as law enforcement scoured the forest for any signs of the bearded Army veteran.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Woodland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woodland. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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