variants
also bosques
as in bushes
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
the thorny branches of the mesquite bosk provide quail and other desert birds with a safe haven from predators
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Noun
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Borenstein warned that the energy shortfall could press the brakes on economic output worldwide.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026 -
Where the first one was merely a lightweight Boxster S with a touch more power, the 981 Spyder brought the engine from the Cayman GT4—which in turn was sourced from the 911 Carrera S—for a max power output of 375 hp, as well as bigger brakes and sharper steering.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2026
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Ronnie Moyers heard the bird hammering in the woods one morning in late February, several weeks before the species usually shows up in Virginia’s western highlands.—
Sarah Kaplan,
Washington Post,
23 Mar. 2026
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Made from white Trebbiano grape juice and slowly barrel-aged in various woods over a period of years, balsamic vinegar has a subtle flavor and slight sweetness that goes beautifully with berries.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2026
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When the weather’s warm, plate up a snack in the open-concept kitchen to take outside—the views of the surroundings fields and forests are unparalleled.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2026
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Love at first bite The wood-feeding cockroach that Lo studied lives in the forests of Okinawa, Japan, among other places.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2026
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The home, which overlooks orange groves, has many pockets of outdoors space to relax in.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2026
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But in North County, many other factors influence water prices in the avocado groves.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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The seedlings and saplings are mostly knee-high to chest-high and mixed with thickets of ceanothus and other post-fire brush growing amid the true giants that stand dead among them.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Masri’s drumming is lithe and spacious even at its most aggressive; just as Alcorn’s guitar slides move with a gravity-defying, naturalistic force, his attacks seem to sprout out of each other independently, emerging in thickets.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Bosks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bosks. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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