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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The driverless Waymo, which was traveling at 17 miles per hour, quickly hit the brakes and collided with the child at a speed of roughly 6 miles per hour (Waymo claimed in its blog post that a human driver in the same situation would have only had time to slow to 14 mph).—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026 -
Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
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The property includes a three-car garage, a play structure, yards, woods, stone walls, a pond, and an outdoor fireplace.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
26 Jan. 2026
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Additionally, some African cultural and religious practices involved central objects that were sticks or trees, or occurred in natural spaces such as the woods.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Currently the funds spent by governments and the private sector on destroying biodiversty and degrading cosystems like forests and seagrasses are 30 times larger than the flows supporting conservation, restoration and protection of the natural world.—
Nick Nuttall,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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About a third of Californians live in what’s called the wildland-urban-interface, where human settlements overlap with wildlife habitat like forests, mountain foothills or desert open space, Crowfoot said.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Recently listed with Savills for €36 million (about $42 million), the sprawling property doesn’t just have a grand residence but also an authentic castle, along with a consecrated 12th-century church, its own vineyard, and olive groves.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2026
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In Santa Cruz, researchers and conservationists also deployed ultralight radio tags to better understand how butterflies move between overwintering groves, information that could help improve how overwintering habitat is managed.—
Meg Tanaka,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The tracks of Eastern cottontail are also a common sight — especially near thickets of chokecherry, elderberry and other bushes that provide safe shelter.—
Susan Koch,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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This aggressive grower creates thorny thickets that are difficult to remove during the growing season, when its dense leaves make its thorny stems hard to see.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Bosks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bosks. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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