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Noun
, ˈfär- \
or forestial \ fə-ˈre-stē-əl
, fȯ- , -ˈres-chəl , -ˈresh- \
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Synonyms for forest
Synonyms: Noun
forestland, timber, timberland, wood(s), woodland
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Fires destroyed acres of forest. the endless forest that the first European settlers encounteredRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
A few years ago, the forests along the banks began dying. — Tristan Baurick, nola.com, "Reshaping the Mississippi is unraveling wildlife habitat: The River’s Revenge," 15 June 2019 The restrictions impact the entire forest because of a high wildfire risk. — Mike Cruz, azcentral, "Woodbury Fire has now burned 34,351 acres; community meeting set for Sunday afternoon," 15 June 2019 On March 26, the body of a Japanese tourist was found in the forest south of Grand Canyon Village, according to the AP. — Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, "4 People Have Died at Grand Canyon This Year — Here’s How You Can Stay Safe," 14 June 2019 Gibbons are native to the tropical forests struggling with large-scale deforestation, primarily caused by palm oil producers clearing large stretches of land for massive plantations. — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, "Gibbons return to the Oakland Zoo at last," 14 June 2019 The Act also bans the sale of captive elephants not registered with the forest department. — Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India, "This elephant-obsessed Indian state is finally stepping in to protect abused captive animals," 13 June 2019 As board president, Kyle does not have the power to unilaterally cancel individual forest preserve events. — Randy Blaser, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Instead of ending Civil War Days in Lake County, use it to tell the whole story," 13 June 2019 The first step is to choose the actual forest area. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "Better Place Forests Wants You to Choose a Memorial Tree Instead of a Tombstone," 13 June 2019 These trends have helped red spruce forests in New England and some fish populations, for example, recover from acid rain damage. — National Geographic, "Acid rain, explained," 12 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Four years later, only half the project areas were forested. — Paula Moura, ProPublica, "Why Carbon Credits For Forest Preservation May Be Worse Than Nothing," 22 May 2019 One can now forest bathe everywhere from Lapland to Central Park. — Nina Sovich, WSJ, "The New Outdoor Getaway: Landscapes That Have Been ‘Rewilded’," 20 Sep. 2018 Over the years there have been tensions between the Gujjars and Hindus in the region over land use and the right to forest resources. — Kamakshi Ayyar, Time, "The Men Accused of Raping and Murdering an Eight-Year-Old Girl in India Are Standing Trial. Here’s What to Know," 27 Apr. 2018 Nearly all of the land is forested, except for a small portion farmed by the Grimmel family, according to the Stevensons’ application. — David Anderson, The Aegis, "Harford council approves 22 properties for ag preservation," 25 June 2018 The District reports success: Its analysis of 2016 data found that 38.7 percent of the city’s land area was forested, up from 35.1 percent in 2006. — Gabriel Popkin, Washington Post, "D.C. says its tree canopy is growing. Federal researchers disagree.," 10 June 2018 But this would mean foresting an area with a size somewhere between that of India and Canada. — The Economist, "Extracting carbon dioxide from the air is possible. But at what cost?," 7 June 2018 As the rest of the world gets busier and noisier, a wild place crackling with glacier ice, mewing with baby otters and forested with twisted hemlocks and ancient cedar trees takes on significant new meaning. — Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, "In ‘A Wild Promise,’ a wilderness area in limbo and a book with a mission," 19 May 2018 The river side is forested with cottonwoods, black walnut, willow, valley oak and sycamore trees. — Al Pierleoni, sacbee, "Where to go for fun and food along Sacramento's Garden Highway | The Sacramento Bee," 18 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'forest.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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