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coppices

noun

plural of coppice
as in bushes
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush the deer bounded off into the coppice

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coppices
  1. forests
  2. copses
  3. woods
  4. groves
  5. thickets
Noun
  • Beyond housing, the Bond Commission on Tuesday will vote on hundreds of millions of dollars for transportation, building repairs, improvements at state forests and boat launches and more.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
  • At the furthest end, there’s a nature reserve of coastal dunes and pine forests studded with World War II bunkers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of forests
Noun
  • 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
  • Walk in forests where dragonflies buzz and orchids bloom in secret copses.
    — Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Definition of copses
Noun
  • Over four years, Barry transformed the headquarters by replacing the sterility of the white paint with layers of organic materials (rich woods, brass, leather) and designing smaller, human-centric spaces where agents and clients could meet.
    — Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
  • This is all played alongside videos of nature, people doing yoga, and walking in the woods, etc.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of woods
Noun
  • Danger lurked in the shady groves of avocado trees that stretched on the mountainsides as far as the eye could see.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Peeping over the Bay of Naples from its clifftop perch, sequestered from Piazza Tasso’s hustle and bustle by perfumed orange groves.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of groves
Noun
  • There were rocky caves along the steep walls of the nullah, and thickets that even a buffalo would have trouble barging through.
    — Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Adjacent are two thickets of papalo, an herb popular in Mexico but little known elsewhere.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of thickets
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“Coppices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coppices. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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