as in woodland
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area
the endless forest that the first European settlers encountered
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Recent Examples of forest
If in a forest, stay close to lower trees.
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2026
When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
There’s an eroding three-mile stretch of Highway 101 in California’s remote northwest corner that hugs fog-shrouded cliffs between the redwood forest and the Pacific Ocean.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Marshy has over eight miles of trails through marshes and coastal forest adjacent to Dundee and Saltpeter Creeks.
—Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2026
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2026
When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
There’s an eroding three-mile stretch of Highway 101 in California’s remote northwest corner that hugs fog-shrouded cliffs between the redwood forest and the Pacific Ocean.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Marshy has over eight miles of trails through marshes and coastal forest adjacent to Dundee and Saltpeter Creeks.
—Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forest
Noun
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Set within a stretch of coastal woodland, in rural Japan, this post box receives letters written to the dead.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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As the winter season wound down in early 1998, Central Florida received more-than-average rainfall, which spurred growth of new underbrush and vegetation in woodlands and rural areas.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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The Forest Service administers another 5,500 grazing permits on 77 million acres of federal forestland.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
10 June 2026
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The City of Grass Valley received $720,000 to treat about 240 acres of forestland in the Wolf Creek and Boston Ravine areas, as well as other locations in the southern part of the city.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2026
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“Forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forest. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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