deforest

Definition of deforestnext

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Recent Examples of deforest These same governors have passed laws that effectively void the Soy Moratorium, a voluntary agreement that has contributed to a historically steep decline in deforestation by barring signatory companies from purchasing soy grown on land in the Amazon that was deforested after 2008. Sarah Sax, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025 About that time, Dorrell was biking up Mont Ventoux in the French Alps, where the top of the mountain has been deforested and looks like a moonscape. Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 The company has committed to having 100 percent of its leather sourced from land not converted from a natural ecosystem or deforested for the grazing of cows, which will apply to European leather by 2025 and global sourcing by 2030. Rhonda Richford, WWD, 31 Oct. 2024 Based on a study published in Nature Sustainability a few months ago, 1.4 million hectares (the equivalent of nine cities the size of Greater London) were deforested in 2015 to open space for pasture for cows to graze. Simi Thambi​, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 That’s the lesson behind a study out this week in the Journal of Applied Ecology in which researchers assessed which worms, ants, and other invertebrates were wiggling their way through plots of soil that had been deforested, revegetated, or left natural. Hannah Richter, science.org, 16 Aug. 2024 Reuters visited two orchards in July that an analysis of satellite images by U.S. nonprofit Climate Rights International showed were illegally deforested in Madero after 2015. Reuters, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deforest
Verb
  • From there, several clusters of yams made their way into the kitchen, where they were washed and skinned, revealing the white starchy insides.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The sport, therefore, has a strong relationship with the military, with troops in such environments regularly skinning up mountains before skiing back down.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • This clever stem remover gadget makes hulling strawberries quick and clean.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Both hulled and unhulled pumpkin seeds provide more magnesium than sunflower seeds.
    Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Out in the full glare of the riverbank dogs were barking, clothes were drying on the ghat, little boys were playing with marbles, running about with strings, beating along old bicycle tyres with sticks.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Nothing flusters her except dogs barking, and as the story unfolds the reason is easily surmised.
    Mary Damiano, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Stone, who also received a best leading actress nod, dared to bare in a floor-length black halter dress with a dramatic keyhole cutout that extended almost to her navel and also featured a long train.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Emma Stone wore a bold halter dress that bared most of her chest to the BAFTAs 2026 on February 22.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Although gulf fritillaries can denude passion vines of all foliage, the leaves quickly grow back, and fruit development is not affected.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
  • ProPublica and High Country News observed overgrazing in multiple states, including streambeds trampled by cattle, grasslands denuded by grazing and creeks fouled by cow corpses.
    Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Roupp won the fifth rotation spot out of camp, pitched well to begin the season, then got absolutely shelled at Dodger Stadium on June 8.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Feast options include a 4-pound Lazy Man’s Maine Lobster, featuring fresh Maine lobster that is cooked, cracked, shelled and tossed in warm butter and white wine, then stuffed with sautéed shrimp and scallops and finished with Hollandaise.
    Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Fine should be censured & stripped of committees.
    MARIANA ALFARO THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
  • They may be cut off from financial resources, disowned, or stripped of personal property and communal safety nets.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The cuts are not uniform, with areas of the campus scaling back in different ways.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • DeMellier is scaling fast, building serious sales momentum ahead of opening its first flagship in London’s Sloane Square later this year.
    Vogue, Vogue, 18 Feb. 2026

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“Deforest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforest. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.

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