as in forest
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area
the region's vanishing forestland
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Recent Examples of forestland
Visitors can explore the vast coniferous and sand pine scrub forestland via trails that connect more than 600 swamps, lakes, rivers, and streams.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 22 July 2025
Also on Oahu, environmental advocates say Army live-fire training in Makua Valley sparked wildfires and destroyed native forestland and sacred cultural sites.
—Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
Out here, the wind scrapes clean and the sun doesn’t blink, etching permanence into everything from the fence posts and stone chimneys to the endless forestland and Elk Mountain peaks that flank the ranch’s 500 acres.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 July 2025
My grandmother found her vocation within the surrounding and seemingly infinite national forestland, and after helping at the family-run tavern and serving his country in World War II, my grandfather built handcrafted fishing rods.
—Paul Nicolaus, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 22 July 2025
Also on Oahu, environmental advocates say Army live-fire training in Makua Valley sparked wildfires and destroyed native forestland and sacred cultural sites.
—Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
Out here, the wind scrapes clean and the sun doesn’t blink, etching permanence into everything from the fence posts and stone chimneys to the endless forestland and Elk Mountain peaks that flank the ranch’s 500 acres.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 July 2025
My grandmother found her vocation within the surrounding and seemingly infinite national forestland, and after helping at the family-run tavern and serving his country in World War II, my grandfather built handcrafted fishing rods.
—Paul Nicolaus, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forestland
forest
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The partial closure order was coordinated with the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, along with multiple local, state, and federal agency cooperators, to identify the minimum area necessary for the safety of firefighting resources and forest visitors.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Cal Fire claims to manage half of Jackson to promote such old-forest conditions.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Forestland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forestland. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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