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Recent Examples of forestland Seventy-four million acres of forestland would be needed to sequester that amount of carbon—more than twice the size of Florida—according to an MIT Climate Portal study published last year. Xander Peters, Time, 30 July 2025 Visitors can explore the vast coniferous and sand pine scrub forestland via trails that connect more than 600 swamps, lakes, rivers, and streams. 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 See All Example Sentences for forestland
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forest
Noun
  • Imposing granite cliff faces like Half Dome and El Capitan, serene meadows and forests, and the picturesque Merced River, all tend to come to mind.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Every frame of the film feels intentional, capturing the river and forests of the Amazon with great attention to the light and sounds of the region.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Forestland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forestland. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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