1
: a dense growth of shrubbery or small trees : copse
2
: something resembling a thicket in density or impenetrability : tangle
a political thicket
a thicket of reporters
Synonyms
Examples of thicket in a Sentence
a dense thicket of rosebushes
flushed a pheasant from a thicket of willows
Recent Examples on the Web
When a monster lurches from the thicket in Dragon’s Dogma 2, which arrives on Friday, the game crackles with the cadence of its fighting forebears: the swing of a sword — bang — followed by bone-crunching pow.
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Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Beyond the patio, towering trees and thickets of foliage around an expanse of lawn provide excellent privacy from the surrounding homes.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2024
Jutting trees shaded the narrow, shallow river, which gracefully curved its way into a thicket of emerald green.
—Mya Guarnieri, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
Heading for collision, Esmeralda’s and Nancy’s narratives amble through thickets of dramatic incident, comic noodling and focus-usurping exploration of supporting characters, some of whom are historical figures.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Their message is that the countryside is the custodian of national traditions under assault from modernity, political correctness and immigration, in addition to a thicket of environmental rules that, in their view, defies common sense.
—Roger Cohen Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Surprises emerge around every bend in the forms of oak thickets, quartz deposits, errant water birds and lakeside riparian vegetation.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
New faces broke through the Eastside’s political thickets: Rocky Delgadillo became city attorney in 2001, while Huizar replaced Villaraigosa as the 14th District’s council member in 2005.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Each day, near sunset, a small thicket of people, members of Manhattan’s birding community, could be found stalking through the park with long lenses, night- and heat-vision goggles, and thousands of dollars’ worth of other equipment, loving him from a distance.
—Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Beyond the patio, towering trees and thickets of foliage around an expanse of lawn provide excellent privacy from the surrounding homes.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2024
Jutting trees shaded the narrow, shallow river, which gracefully curved its way into a thicket of emerald green.
—Mya Guarnieri, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
Heading for collision, Esmeralda’s and Nancy’s narratives amble through thickets of dramatic incident, comic noodling and focus-usurping exploration of supporting characters, some of whom are historical figures.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Their message is that the countryside is the custodian of national traditions under assault from modernity, political correctness and immigration, in addition to a thicket of environmental rules that, in their view, defies common sense.
—Roger Cohen Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Surprises emerge around every bend in the forms of oak thickets, quartz deposits, errant water birds and lakeside riparian vegetation.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
New faces broke through the Eastside’s political thickets: Rocky Delgadillo became city attorney in 2001, while Huizar replaced Villaraigosa as the 14th District’s council member in 2005.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Each day, near sunset, a small thicket of people, members of Manhattan’s birding community, could be found stalking through the park with long lenses, night- and heat-vision goggles, and thousands of dollars’ worth of other equipment, loving him from a distance.
—Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Thicket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thicket. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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thicket
noun
thick·et
ˈthik-ət 
1
: a thick usually small patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
2
: something resembling a thicket in being crowded together or impenetrable
a thicket of fans
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