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as in forest
often woods plural
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area
deer and mountain lions live in those woods
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Recent Examples of wood
Randy’s social life involved a scheming posse of white-supremacist survivalists who wanted to fight the ZOG (Zionist Occupied Government) by, say, forcing IRS agents to walk naked through the woods.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Its entrance hall, high ceilings, and parquet wood flooring throughout complement a symmetrical blueprint that speak to its formal Georgian influences.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2026
Boeing is far from out of the woods, though.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Tradition at Yasu Omakase includes the counter itself, a 600-year-old hinoki counter, which is carved from wood usually reserved for Japanese temples and shrines.
—Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Its entrance hall, high ceilings, and parquet wood flooring throughout complement a symmetrical blueprint that speak to its formal Georgian influences.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2026
Boeing is far from out of the woods, though.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Tradition at Yasu Omakase includes the counter itself, a 600-year-old hinoki counter, which is carved from wood usually reserved for Japanese temples and shrines.
—Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wood
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Key materials like steel, aluminum, lumber, and appliances face significant tariff exposure.—
Brad Hunter,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Sutter needed lumber to build a town (what is now called Sacramento).—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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By the third lesson we were deemed capable of navigating the Proclou, a magical 3km blue run with wide sweeping slopes through the forest.—
Jaymi McCann,
TheWeek,
23 Jan. 2026
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In exchange, the people agreed to conserve 5,000 hectares of forest.—
Brianna Randall,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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At the dawn of the 20th century, a logger played by Joel Edgerton tromps through the woods cutting down timber that will build a country which is rapidly leaving him behind.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Some of these might be big enough to break timber, so these are becoming really serious and hard-to-survive avalanches.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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These secretive—but adorable—woodland carnivores nearly went extinct.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
22 Jan. 2026
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Pavlich recommends it for softening edges along pathways, beneath shrubs, or at the front of woodland-style beds.—
Marisa Suzanne Martin,
The Spruce,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Wood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wood. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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