as in woods
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 forests
Currently the funds spent by governments and the private sector on destroying biodiversty and degrading cosystems like forests and seagrasses are 30 times larger than the flows supporting conservation, restoration and protection of the natural world.
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Nick Nuttall, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
About a third of Californians live in what’s called the wildland-urban-interface, where human settlements overlap with wildlife habitat like forests, mountain foothills or desert open space, Crowfoot said.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Part of it is the legendary lake effect, which has been known to dump feet of snow throughout the forests and towns of Erie County and Western New York in just a few hours.
—Brian Higgins, Outside, 28 Jan. 2026
In all, 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust — in ghettos, concentration camps and shot at close range in the fields and forests of Eastern Europe.
—Vanessa Gera, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
In all, some 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust — in ghettos, concentration camps and often shot at close range in the fields and forests of Eastern Europe.
—Vanessa Gera, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
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
Expect to hike through lava tunnels on Santa Cruz, stroll through giant cactus forests on Rábida, snorkel with Galápagos penguins near Bartolome, and spot rare birdlife on San Cristóbal.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
The report said the emerald ash borer continues to have devastating impacts on forests around the region.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Nick Nuttall, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
About a third of Californians live in what’s called the wildland-urban-interface, where human settlements overlap with wildlife habitat like forests, mountain foothills or desert open space, Crowfoot said.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Part of it is the legendary lake effect, which has been known to dump feet of snow throughout the forests and towns of Erie County and Western New York in just a few hours.
—Brian Higgins, Outside, 28 Jan. 2026
In all, 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust — in ghettos, concentration camps and shot at close range in the fields and forests of Eastern Europe.
—Vanessa Gera, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
In all, some 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust — in ghettos, concentration camps and often shot at close range in the fields and forests of Eastern Europe.
—Vanessa Gera, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
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
Expect to hike through lava tunnels on Santa Cruz, stroll through giant cactus forests on Rábida, snorkel with Galápagos penguins near Bartolome, and spot rare birdlife on San Cristóbal.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
The report said the emerald ash borer continues to have devastating impacts on forests around the region.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forests
Noun
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The property includes a three-car garage, a play structure, yards, woods, stone walls, a pond, and an outdoor fireplace.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
26 Jan. 2026
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Additionally, some African cultural and religious practices involved central objects that were sticks or trees, or occurred in natural spaces such as the woods.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The intact miombo woodlands surrounding the lake, seemingly endless, were bigger than the whole of England.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Early in his life, Sanders left the streets of Brooklyn for the woodlands of Vermont.—
Erin Neil,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Forests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forests. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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