as in grove
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
built a small shelter in the brake to watch for deer
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as in to slow
to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace
braked the car sharply when someone pulled out in front of us
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Recent Examples of brake
Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
But like the rest of the world, Mitchell hit the brakes on his 2020 plans during COVID-19 lockdowns.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2025
Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Sampson slipped out the bottom of the seat on the descent while the ride braked, witnesses said at the time.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Check tire pressure, fluid levels, brakes, and battery.
—Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
But like the rest of the world, Mitchell hit the brakes on his 2020 plans during COVID-19 lockdowns.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
Super Cruise will essentially drive the car for you on highways – that includes acceleration, braking, and steering as well as passing slower cars and changing lanes.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Sampson slipped out the bottom of the seat on the descent while the ride braked, witnesses said at the time.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brake
Noun
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The sequoia saplings destined for Detroit are clones of two giants known as Stagg — the world’s fifth-largest tree — and Waterfall, of the Alder Creek grove, about 150 miles north of Los Angeles.—
Corey Williams,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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Twisty olive trees from past groves grew along with towering sycamores, eucalypti, and deodar cedars.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But Arthur's lack of limbs hasn't slowed him down, and he was adopted soon after by his loving family.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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In the event of your vehicle hydroplaning, here's what to know: Ease off the accelerator - Step off the gas to slow down the vehicle until the tires find traction.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Apr. 2025
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The two most straightforward of the trials will involve large-scale planting of trees and bioenergy crops, including Miscanthus grasses and coppice willow, reports Robert Lea for AZoCleanTech.—
Alex Fox,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 May 2021
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Another strategy, called short rotation coppice, involves planting fast-growing trees such as willows and poplars in extremely dense rows.—
Eric Toensmeier,
Scientific American,
1 Aug. 2020
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All cultural resources identified in the forest (native or colonial) will be protected during the implementation of forestry practices.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2025
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The musical is about a New York City gallerist, who, grieving the death of her son, drives cross-country and winds up in a redwood forest, seeking some kind of solace while tree-sitting.—
Michael Paulson,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Hazardous fire areas were considered to be at greater risk for wildfire due to their proximity to highly flammable vegetation including the native chaparral that is present in many areas of Poway’s open spaces.—
Christian Martinez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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Wildfires are part of the life cycle of forests and the chaparral, which burn with regularity to regenerate themselves and have occurred long before humans populated the Golden State.—
Hugo A Loaiciga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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The grizzly boiled out of the thicket and came plowing uphill at a dead run, ready to tackle all nine of us.—
Howard Copenhaver,
Outdoor Life,
23 Apr. 2025
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MoffettNathanson noted the thicket of issues that Apple has to navigate regarding tariffs — and that the company is caught in the middle because of China’s importance in the global electronics supply chain.—
Kevin Williams,
Quartz,
22 Apr. 2025
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Around 20 minutes into the episode, the show cut away from Jackson to a group of people hiking through the woods around Seattle.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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Even props from the 1997 Titanic film have brought in big bucks, as just last year, the iconic piece of balsa wood that Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet hang onto in the movie's final scenes sold for $718,750.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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During one expedition to what was once London, a young scientist, out gathering brushwood, unearths a small vacuum flask, inside which is a handwritten account of life in a small village called Beadle during the days leading up to the lunar catastrophe.—
Michael Dirda,
Washington Post,
2 Feb. 2023
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Bare dunes were planted with ‘brushwood and windbreaks, perpendicular to wind direction’ so that the dunes do not interfere with the canal system and irrigated farmlands.—
Azera Parveen Rahman,
Quartz,
27 Oct. 2022
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“Brake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brake. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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