as in forest
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area
deer and mountain lions live in those woods
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Recent Examples of woods
There's no one that winds up dismembered in the woods that's not a — a victim of homicide.
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Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
His house sits across from what used to be a thick copse of woods.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Florals and chintz feel right again, particularly when they are balanced with antiques and warm woods.
—Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
During a paddle in late December, two friends and I followed a shallow spring run back into the woods, amazed to find a blue pool of bubbling water.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Sightings of mythical creatures in Rhode Island are far and few between these days, but a giant serpent that supposedly once lived in the woods of present-day Coventry is the subject of enduring local lore.
—Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
The little chapel John and Carolyn have picked is nestled in the woods, which means their guests have to be Jeeped there.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
And the destruction of more woods would be devastating, Nichols said.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
The owners are not out of the woods yet.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
His house sits across from what used to be a thick copse of woods.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Florals and chintz feel right again, particularly when they are balanced with antiques and warm woods.
—Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
During a paddle in late December, two friends and I followed a shallow spring run back into the woods, amazed to find a blue pool of bubbling water.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Sightings of mythical creatures in Rhode Island are far and few between these days, but a giant serpent that supposedly once lived in the woods of present-day Coventry is the subject of enduring local lore.
—Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
The little chapel John and Carolyn have picked is nestled in the woods, which means their guests have to be Jeeped there.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
And the destruction of more woods would be devastating, Nichols said.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
The owners are not out of the woods yet.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woods
Noun
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Elephants and forest buffalos roam the shores, while the area is renowned for its seasonal leatherback turtle sightings and brilliant bird life.—
Melanie van Zyl,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
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This shows up in quasar and galactic absorption lines, as illustrated above, in what’s known as the Lyman-α forest.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Other images similarly mix the romantic and the mundane, with glamorous students in front of kitschy backdrops of misty woodlands or positioned between towering candelabras.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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In the son’s bedroom, a sleigh bed from Knosen Antiques takes pride of place, where Mark Hearld’s Squirrel & Sunflower wallpaper sends a parade of woodland creatures marching across the walls.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Woods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woods. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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