underbrush
noun
un·der·brush
ˈən-dər-ˌbrəsh 
1
: shrubs, bushes, or small trees growing beneath large trees in a wood or forest : brush
2
: a tangled, obstructing, or impeding mass
Examples of underbrush in a Sentence
We made our way through the thick underbrush.
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Tax burdens should be lowered and regulatory underbrush cleared to benefit all—not some, and certainly not one.
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Hearing me calling Nini, Lali came to investigate and went out ahead of me, maneuvering through the underbrush, meowing.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Three days later, a teenager picking up garbage alongside the highway spotted Tooter’s car in the underbrush.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
However, those four agencies all play critical parts in California’s wildfire prevention and response efforts, from forecasting and forest management (yes, raking and cutting underbrush is included here) to post-fire disaster relief.
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Hearing me calling Nini, Lali came to investigate and went out ahead of me, maneuvering through the underbrush, meowing.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Three days later, a teenager picking up garbage alongside the highway spotted Tooter’s car in the underbrush.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
However, those four agencies all play critical parts in California’s wildfire prevention and response efforts, from forecasting and forest management (yes, raking and cutting underbrush is included here) to post-fire disaster relief.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for underbrush
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“Underbrush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underbrush. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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underbrush
noun
un·der·brush
ˈən-dər-ˌbrəsh
: shrubs and small trees growing among large trees : undergrowth
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