as in bushes
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
cleared away the brushwood in order to build a shed
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Noun
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Warm woods and plaid upholstery blend effortlessly with slick chrome and glossy lacquer.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
30 Mar. 2026 -
The Longhorns were going back to their Austin campus about 200 miles away on a bus after the game, and Schaefer planned to get take a short break in the woods Tuesday morning before watching film and the team flight to Phoenix later in the day.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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An optional Sport Performance package firms the suspension and slaps on Michelin Pilot Sport 5 summer tires, with high-performance Z06 iron brakes to counter additional power.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
26 Mar. 2026
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Available carbon ceramic brakes?—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That means that winemakers across what is now France must have switched from domesticating wild grapes to propagating them directly—that is, cloning grapevines by taking cuttings of the plants to start new groves.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
24 Mar. 2026
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Blanketed in olive groves in a remote setting that’s minutes away from tourist attractions, this one-bedroom retreat exudes quiet stillness.—
Kristin Braswell,
Architectural Digest,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Grasslands, especially those in humid areas with good soil, provision their local food webs as richly as do forests.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Dappled forests, challenging grades, and an exhilarating final scramble along The Spine, a rocky and narrow route to the summit, will leave you breathless.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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“Brushwoods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brushwoods. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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