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chaparrals

noun

plural of chaparral

as in bushes

a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush the rabbit darted into the chaparral

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Recent Examples of chaparrals An adventure among the mustangs, the chaparrals, the arroyos, the wide purple this and that. — Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

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Ecopsychologists have shown that the practice of gratitude puts brakes on hyper-consumption.

— CBS News, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
And unlike so many of today’s EVs, they’re actually designed to look good, and expose more of the powerful brakes behind, rather than optimized solely to slip through the air more cleanly to aid range.

— Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of brakes

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While the settlement may put Meta investors' minds at ease for now, while setting a perhaps reassuring precedent for the rest of social media, analysts don't think the Mark Zuckerberg company is completely out of the legal woods.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
The father-daughter duo has set up shop ensconced in the woods, herding donkeys and so far evading the violence closing in on them from the outside.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of woods

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This coastal town, just south of the Oregon border, sits near lush redwood forests and boasts an 1856 lighthouse.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Liis Bo Eau de Parfum Inspired by the towering redwood forests of California, Bo combines vanilla bean with elemi, tobacco leaves, and of course, redwood pines.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of forests

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Take the paved footpath behind Zori past olive groves to reach the ACI Marina, its restaurants and the taxi boats that take you to Hvar Town and the notoriously hedonistic beach club, Carpe Diem, on the neighboring island of Marinkovac.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
The 11-mile Hoh River Trail explores every nook and cranny of this serene rain forest, while the shorter one-mile Hall of Mosses loops through old-growth forests and maple groves, with a verdant canopy of moss providing shade along the way.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026

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