bosks

variants also bosques
plural of bosk
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
  • The brakes, while cable-operated, do an effective job of slowing and stopping the Vienna.
    William Roberson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • An adventure among the mustangs, the chaparrals, the arroyos, the wide purple this and that.
    Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Another attendee, 28-year-old Jerard Jackson, was reported missing after the festival, July 29, and his body was later found in the woods nearby.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026
  • The route winds slowly uphill through thick woods, then reaches the iconic Horseshoe Curve, where the tracks bend sharply around the mountainside in a massive horseshoe shape.
    Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • Behind the story Ituri, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is a remote province of forests, green hills and gold mines where weak state institutions and decades of armed conflict have displaced nearly 900,000 people.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 July 2026
  • Healthy soils, wetlands, forests and working ecosystems aren’t just environmental assets.
    Sara Roversi, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • Jaen city and surrounding Olive groves and trees, Jaen is known as the Olive Oil capital producing around 25% of global supply and over half of Spain's olive oil production.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • In the winter of 2021-22, the western monarch community experienced a surge of relief as butterflies once again swarmed to the pine and eucalyptus groves.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
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  • The retaliation works, and soon Cole and his men are marching on foot, scrabbling their way through thickets and swamps.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • These traits alone don’t make this tree invasive, but the trees began cross-pollinating with other pear species, whose offspring create thorny thickets that smother native plants and habitat.
    Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2026
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“Bosks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bosks. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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