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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.
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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
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
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My buddies hang skinned, whole deer in a walk-in cooler for up to two weeks before butchering.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
28 Aug. 2025
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This indicates the victims were skinned, the flesh removed, the bodies disarticulated, and then cooked and eaten.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
21 Aug. 2025
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To hull a strawberry: Grab a sharp paring knife with your dominant hand, gripping the blade with your index finger and thumb, and leave about 1 inch poking out.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Uses include: Blend hulled seeds with oil to make homemade tahini sauce Put them in a vegetable slaw Sprinkle on to add an Asian twist to your recipes. 4.—
Nancy LeBrun,
Verywell Health,
11 June 2025
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There were female writers, women who were the lead supervising producers barking out the assignments and calling the shots.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Dogs can bark, but robots can talk back Even the most advanced quadruped robot on the market today can’t match a real dog’s innate sense of smell or its highly developed navigational instincts.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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Tate McRae dared to bare in a sheer white Grecian-style dress which exposed her underwear ahead of her performance.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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As the seasons change, some of Milwaukee’s artists are offering their own intriguing transitions — from a veteran rock frontman gone Americana to a fun-loving rapper turned soul-baring singer.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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And more recently, in the throes of a homeless crisis, city staff and law enforcement have removed and denuded trees to control the conditions on the street.—
Sam Bloch
August 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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Trash burning and water shortages are a worsening blight, while the construction of upscale villas has denuded vegetation and exacerbated a perennial flooding problem.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Sixers are shelling it out for theirs.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Carefully slide the spoon between the whites and shell and apply light pressure to separate the two.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Just days into his Senate campaign, James Talarico is making his Christian faith a centerpiece of what will be an uphill battle to strip one of Texas’s Senate seats out of the hands of Republicans.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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Athletes are often defined by their times, medals, and records, but stripping back their impact to numbers can be reductive, particularly in Fraser-Pryce’s case.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Technology works, but scaling it to a level that meaningfully impacts global emissions is an entirely different challenge.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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At the meeting, city leaders expressed support for scaling back its congregate homeless facilities and instead focusing on micro-communities.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Deforest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforest. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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