as in woodland
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area
the endless forest that the first European settlers encountered
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Recent Examples of forest
The center's garden features 60 different plant species, including bottlebrush buckeye, oakleaf hydrangea, smooth hydrangea, Japanese forest grass and lady's mantle.
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Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
In the evergreen forests of Vietnam, researchers identified two new species of assassin bugs, Epidaus batxatensis and Epidaus konkakinhensis.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Jesse Buckley pulls off something similar in Hamnet, director Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling novel about William Shakespeare’s (Paul Mescal) relationship with Agnes, a soul of the forest, and how the death of their son, Hamnet, inspired the playwright to write Hamlet.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
The backdrop depicts a forest, at the center of which is a dark opening.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
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Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
In the evergreen forests of Vietnam, researchers identified two new species of assassin bugs, Epidaus batxatensis and Epidaus konkakinhensis.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Jesse Buckley pulls off something similar in Hamnet, director Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling novel about William Shakespeare’s (Paul Mescal) relationship with Agnes, a soul of the forest, and how the death of their son, Hamnet, inspired the playwright to write Hamlet.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
The backdrop depicts a forest, at the center of which is a dark opening.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forest
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Leaf-peeping draws travelers to woodlands across New England, but autumn gets equally splendid out west—especially in Grand Teton, my favorite national park to visit in the fall.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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One morning in South Luangwa, our guide, Elias, led us quietly through the mopane woodland.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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About 21% of California’s national forestlands are protected.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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As well as exploring the 40 acres of picturesque olive groves and forestland, the hotel offers an indulgent spa, which has both indoor and outdoor facilities, and a fine dining restaurant, Cedri.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forest. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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