as in copse
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
the deer bounded off into the coppice
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Recent Examples of coppice
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.
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Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2021
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
Likewise green peas, which require space, time, and handsome hazel branches from one’s own woodland coppice in order to yield more than a handful.
—Charlotte Mendelson, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2020
Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2021
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
Likewise green peas, which require space, time, and handsome hazel branches from one’s own woodland coppice in order to yield more than a handful.
—Charlotte Mendelson, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coppice
Noun
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The vegetation is mostly grassland, which shines with an almost alien-green intensity in the spring, dotted with copses of twisted oak and buckeye trees.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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His house sits across from what used to be a thick copse of woods.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The federal government manages 57% of all forests in the state.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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There are courts for padel, pickleball, ping-pong, and tennis, and plenty of trails for ATV forest drives and guided sound-of-nature tours.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Deluxe pavilions come with 12-meter pools and the best views over the olive groves to the sea.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Next, the group met Sean Burgess, who introduced them to the orange groves and explained the difference between Valencia and Navel oranges — complete with fresh orange slices.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Archaeologists found that the site’s foragers had crafted small huts from brushwood, weaving them into dome-like structures enclosing a central hearth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Here, the train rolls into one of Scotland’s most remote stations, arriving via a line built up on a raft of roots and brushwood because traditional foundations failed in the boggy ground.—
Rosie Conroy,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These highly adaptable plants tend to sucker to form small but manageable thickets.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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For the bluebuck, the company is partnering with the nonprofit Advanced Conservation Strategies to navigate regulatory thickets in potential host countries where the animals could live on wild land with the proper vegetation and climate, in herds large enough to be genetically viable.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Walls, trees and bushes marked the borders.—
Thomas Adam,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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Yellowjackets build a paper nest in a cavity or underground, often inhabiting a rodent hole or hiding the nest under a bush or a brush pile.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
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But a quick peek at the Trailforks app revealed this gem of a ride, an 8-mile loop climbing through grassland and chaparral, past a reservoir, over Conn Peak and back down Whiskey Ridge, with enough singletrack and elevation change to earn it.—
Winston Ross,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Nearly a dozen fires have, together, consumed more than 26,000 acres of varied terrain in the region over the last week, in remote island chaparral as well as brushy foothills bordering neighborhoods.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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“Coppice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coppice. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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