as in forest
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area
the house is perched atop a hill amid a stretch of dense woodland
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Recent Examples of woodland
The diverse ecosystem now hosts bighorn sheep, wild horses and coyotes across its shrubland and woodland expanses.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The search for the vaunted gourmet fungi takes place on a local family’s private woodland and is followed by a four-course tasting menu studded with your finds.
—Vivian Song, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2025
The company wants to rezone more than 80 acres of woodlands near Metacomet Road and Pinnacle Rock in Plainville to allow gravel mining.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
The woodlands are hilly, with numerous ditches and draws that run into croplands.
—Jeffrey A. Brunk, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The search for the vaunted gourmet fungi takes place on a local family’s private woodland and is followed by a four-course tasting menu studded with your finds.
—Vivian Song, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2025
The company wants to rezone more than 80 acres of woodlands near Metacomet Road and Pinnacle Rock in Plainville to allow gravel mining.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
The woodlands are hilly, with numerous ditches and draws that run into croplands.
—Jeffrey A. Brunk, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woodland
forest
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Like a tree falling in the forest with no one to hear it, even groundbreaking marketing wins mean little if no one notices.—
Cheryl Ragland,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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At the Glen Oaks Resort Adobe Motor Lodge in Big Sur, the rooms huddle at the edge of a thick forest.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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“Woodland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woodland. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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