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
Examples of thicket in a Sentence
a dense thicket of rosebushes
flushed a pheasant from a thicket of willows
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Only a depression in the ground remains at the Ingalls Dugout Site, but eagle-eyed visitors can still spot the spring, tablelands, thickets of plum trees, and other landmarksr described in the book of the same name.
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Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
24 June 2026
The answer appears to be that, while such a pathway may be possible, hacking it through the thicket of health care economics and politics would require dozens — or even hundreds — of difficult choices.
—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
New models must navigate a thicket of laws on privacy and data security, fraud and abuse, professional licensure, scope of practice, and—in some cases—product approval.
—
Web Golinkin,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Only a depression in the ground remains at the Ingalls Dugout Site, but eagle-eyed visitors can still spot the spring, tablelands, thickets of plum trees, and other landmarksr described in the book of the same name.
—
Alicia Underlee Nelson,
Midwest Living,
22 June 2026
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“Thicket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thicket. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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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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