as in grove
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
the rabbit darted into the chaparral
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Recent Examples of chaparral
But Voters Side With Trump Over Musk Add visiting the Morro Bay State Park to hike through salt marshes and coastal trails or walking along the boardwalk through pygmy oaks and chaparral in Elfin Forest to the itinerary.
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Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The next time fire rips through the chaparral in surrounding hills (a question of when, not if) this cluster of homes is being built to keep the flames at the subdivision’s edge.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
Much of that region is covered by chaparral and grassland, which can be very flammable.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
La Jolla Walk-In Campsite The La Jolla Walk-In Campsite is a small campground in dense chaparral in Point Mugu State Park in the Santa Monica Mountains.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
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Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The next time fire rips through the chaparral in surrounding hills (a question of when, not if) this cluster of homes is being built to keep the flames at the subdivision’s edge.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
Much of that region is covered by chaparral and grassland, which can be very flammable.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
La Jolla Walk-In Campsite The La Jolla Walk-In Campsite is a small campground in dense chaparral in Point Mugu State Park in the Santa Monica Mountains.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaparral
Noun
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There, guests can view the eclipse from on-site olive groves and grape vineyards.—
Cassandra Brooklyn,
AFAR Media,
21 Aug. 2025
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The 7-year-old project is studying priority Emory oak groves to restore and protect them.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Aug. 2025
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Cumberland Island, the remote barrier island where the late John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy married, is known for its pristine beaches and maritime forests.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Aug. 2025
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Twelve feet tall, these woven textiles bring a density, warmth, and transportive quality to the space—you’re suddenly within the thicket where the fairytale is unfolding.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
6 Aug. 2025
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Officials say the confrontation occurred on the North Tongue River in the Bighorn National Forest in classic moose habitat: a thicket of willows along the river corridor.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
19 June 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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The public university, which has served primarily Black students for more than 50 years, sits on a gorgeous, 161-acre campus, clustered with copses of stately trees that make the grounds look something like an East Coast institution with a far longer lineage than CSU.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
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She had been dragged and pushed by two men into a copse on Hampstead Heath.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 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
Noun
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Jablonski tried to run away but fell into some bushes when one of the officers pushed him.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Aug. 2025
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As newborns, the 10 puppies were tossed into a bush near the Mission Viejo Animal Service Center.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
3 Aug. 2025
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Today, many major automakers offer some sort of advanced cruise control feature that allows drives to accelerate, brake and steer with little input. AVs are vehicles that can perform all operational functions of the driving experience without any input from a human driver.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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Set your emergency brake and take your foot off the brake.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Chaparral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaparral. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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