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
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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forestland
forest
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Among other duties, Zilber worked to maintain the forest grounds and educate students and residents on sustainable forest management, according to a news release from Evers' office.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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With more than 520,000 acres of dense forest and its location near the start of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the park is a prime spot for leaf-peeping.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Forestland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forestland. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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