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 increase risks reversing the year-over-year decline in forest clearance since 2023, when Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva began his third term.
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Fabiano Maisonnave, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Gaudí’s use of color, texture, and geometry created iconic spaces that feel alive, with façades that ripple like waves and interiors that filter light with the ease of an overgrown forest canopy.
—Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 6 June 2025
In another sign of upcoming change, The Glencoe Golf Club is not currently listed on the forest preserve district website, but Vogel said that will be updated next month.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Four of them followed a Ukrainian drone that guided them out of the forest—only for a Russian drone to strike two of them.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
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Fabiano Maisonnave, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Gaudí’s use of color, texture, and geometry created iconic spaces that feel alive, with façades that ripple like waves and interiors that filter light with the ease of an overgrown forest canopy.
—Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 6 June 2025
In another sign of upcoming change, The Glencoe Golf Club is not currently listed on the forest preserve district website, but Vogel said that will be updated next month.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Four of them followed a Ukrainian drone that guided them out of the forest—only for a Russian drone to strike two of them.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forest
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The Mayflower Inn features a full-service 20,000-sq.ft. spa (called The Retreat), delightful dining and breathtaking grounds noted for stately specimen trees, formal gardens and acres of tranquil woodlands.—
Debbi Kickham,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The garden of The Wildlife Trusts, of which The King is Patron, has been designed to capture some of the characteristics of the wild and wet woodlands that once covered much of the British west coast.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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With its vast tracts of forestland, winding scenic byways, quiet towns, and some of the darkest skies in the U.S., this wild yet gentle state offers plenty of space to breathe it all in.—
West Virginia Tourism,
AFAR Media,
9 May 2025
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It was followed by an emergency declaration by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins mandating the U.S. Forest Service to open up roughly 112.5 million acres of national forestland to logging.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forest. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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