often attributive
1
: a dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
A fire destroyed acres of forest.
forests of pine and mahogany
2
: a tract of wooded land in England formerly owned by the sovereign and used for game
3
: something resembling a forest especially in profusion or lushness
a forest of microphones
a kelp forest
a forest of skyscrapers
forested; foresting; forests
: to cover with trees or forest
land densely forested with firs
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Noun
Fires destroyed acres of forest.
the endless forest that the first European settlers encountered
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Drew Pittock, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Four days a week, three-hour sightseeing train rides chug east and west from the historic train depot in Staunton, affording short-line passengers breathtaking views across farmland and verdant forests.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Later this year, The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, a 2025 Global Vision Awards winner, will launch The Leela Coorg Forest Sanctuary, a 76-acre, all-villa hideaway set amid coffee estates and misty, forested hills near Madikeri, in Karnataka’s Coorg region.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
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Noun
Authorities announced in April that a homicide investigation dating back to 1973 was brought to a formal close, more than a half-century after a woman was found dead in a Northern Virginia state forest.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Four days a week, three-hour sightseeing train rides chug east and west from the historic train depot in Staunton, affording short-line passengers breathtaking views across farmland and verdant forests.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
Verb
The surrounding area, which includes Lincoln National Forest, is heavily forested and rural.
—Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Later this year, The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, a 2025 Global Vision Awards winner, will launch The Leela Coorg Forest Sanctuary, a 76-acre, all-villa hideaway set amid coffee estates and misty, forested hills near Madikeri, in Karnataka’s Coorg region.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
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“Forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forest. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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