Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canebrakes
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 -
Available carbon ceramic brakes?—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
26 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
Noun
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Ronnie Moyers heard the bird hammering in the woods one morning in late February, several weeks before the species usually shows up in Virginia’s western highlands.—
Sarah Kaplan,
Washington Post,
23 Mar. 2026
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Made from white Trebbiano grape juice and slowly barrel-aged in various woods over a period of years, balsamic vinegar has a subtle flavor and slight sweetness that goes beautifully with berries.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
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 surrounding Big Rock Forest Preserve is a 1,100-acre preserve containing several sandy hills that overlook the valley filled with woodlands and streams, the release said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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The insect thrives in warm savanna woodlands and in vegetation along lakes or streams, so the disease tends to take hold in remote areas where people rely on fishing, hunting and agriculture for their livelihoods.—
Fran Kritz,
NPR,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Walk in forests where dragonflies buzz and orchids bloom in secret copses.—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Aquitaine countryside unfolds in a collage of khaki, tan, and green, dotted with little ponds and copses of trees.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Canebrakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canebrakes. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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