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
Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2026
The semi, according to the Colorado State Patrol, was travelling at an excessive speed with its brakes smoking prior to the crash.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
And drivers should avoid hard acceleration and braking whenever possible, and skip premium gas if their cars allow it, the magazine said.
—Matthew Daly, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The Texas case made its way to the US Supreme Court, which ruled in Texas's favor in late June 2025, putting the brakes on the other cases.
—Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2026
The semi, according to the Colorado State Patrol, was travelling at an excessive speed with its brakes smoking prior to the crash.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
The truck began to roll backward down the hill, the MNPD said, and the worker was unable to brake and move away from Stephen Mattson, who was operating an excavator at the bottom of the hill.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
And drivers should avoid hard acceleration and braking whenever possible, and skip premium gas if their cars allow it, the magazine said.
—Matthew Daly, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brake
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Effortlessly stylish but wholly unpretentious, São Lourenço’s charming whitewashed buildings sit within vast stretches of organic vineyards, ancient olive groves, and wildflower meadows.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Apr. 2026
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Director of Horticulture Joann Vieira walked through a grove where the damage was easy to see.—
Jacob Wycoff,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Going to a zone defense slowed Minnesota down further in the fourth, but the Nuggets weren’t generating the shots they’re used to getting automatically.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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Winning the battle One of the key battle points in this series is the Bruins’ attempt to slow down Buffalo’s talented defensemen.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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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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Otaegui came to the par-5 18th needing birdie to force a playoff and hit his tee shot into a bush to the right.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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When selecting plants like beans, cucumbers, and tomatoes, look for determinate or bush-type plants—these varieties stay small and are well-adapted to containers.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
25 Apr. 2026
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Across the street, through a thick tangle of forest, the Khodymchuks’ building stood tall and gray in the snow.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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With a blend of atmospheric beatmaking, gauzy harmonies, and impressionistic songwriting, Quiet Light’s music casts a distinct spell, like stumbling upon Imogen Heap in a forest clearing or imagining a Taylor Swift album produced by Harold Budd.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2026
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Prioritize a deck or any other structural wood over something like a split-rail fence.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
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In the woods outside Carmel, New York, a hunter finds the bones of a twelve-year-old girl, and the unraveling begins.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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This beautiful park rises from the heart of Marin County and includes deep canyons and sweeping hillsides are covered with cool redwood forests, open grasslands and sturdy chaparral.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Natural phenomena and animal science Five miles east of town, the University of California’s Hopland Research and Extension Center spans 5,300 acres of oak woodland, grassland, chaparral and riparian habitat, operating since 1951.—
Audrey T. Williams,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The solution, Shive and Conway said, is removing many of the overgrown smaller trees that surround the giant sequoias in dense thickets, like white fir, red fir and incense cedar.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The oasis is packed with dense thickets of date palms and banana plantations.—
Julie Bourdin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Brake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brake. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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