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 funding would go toward projects like forest thinning, property inspections, and wildfire hazard mapping.
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Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
If in a forest, stay close to lower trees.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
Most scientists agree that the climate changed to a hotter and drier environment between 3,000 and 8,000 years ago, which may have caused a decrease in the number of Torrey pine forests, particularly on the mainland.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
The neighborhood Situated at 6,300 feet on a mountain summit, above forests where Himalayan bears and wild boar like to roam and where the lammergeyers soar, feels like the rooftop of the world.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
If in a forest, stay close to lower trees.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
Most scientists agree that the climate changed to a hotter and drier environment between 3,000 and 8,000 years ago, which may have caused a decrease in the number of Torrey pine forests, particularly on the mainland.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
The neighborhood Situated at 6,300 feet on a mountain summit, above forests where Himalayan bears and wild boar like to roam and where the lammergeyers soar, feels like the rooftop of the world.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forest
Noun
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This lovely semi-evergreen groundcover (Pachysandra procumbens) is ideal for shaded woodlands.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
21 Apr. 2026
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His lengthy deployment, in the woodlands between settlements in the eastern Zaporizhzhia region, underscores Ukraine’s severe lack of manpower as the war drags on after more than four years.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Butte Superior Court Judge Michael Deems handed down the sentence to Spencer Grant Anderson, 28, after a jury late last year convicted him of forestland arson, burning residential structures and related sentencing enhancements, according to the Butte County District Attorney’s Office.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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While the press office did not specifically address how the executive order may affect current rebuilding policies, Gallegos said that more than half of California's forests are federally managed, with the state managing only about 3% of forestland.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forest. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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