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
The area is a vast, rural, mountainous tract of forests with a political ethos that resembles Texas more than Los Angeles, San Francisco, the state capital of Sacramento, and other liberal Democratic environs.
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David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Its beauty lies in low-slung pastel buildings, pine forests edging the city, and ferries slicing through the Baltic toward fortress islands like Suomenlinna—while locals linger in cafés over cardamom buns or get cozy in harborside saunas.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Kayak through tranquil mangrove forests, where herons and egrets wade in the shallows.
—Uncruise Adventures, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
Vital to the ecosystems of forests, mother trees nurture the development of seedlings via fungal networks.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Trimeresurus nujiang, also known as the Nujiang green pit-viper, is a new arboreal, or tree-dwelling, snake species known only from the high-altitude evergreen forests that border the canyon in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, according to the study.
—Lauren Liebhaber
september 2, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
The forests that returned to the region after more than 100,000 years of hot, dry climate were very similar to those that existed before.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Garlic mustard, a fast-spreading invasive weed, is threatening the understory of Portland-area forests, competing with native plants and potentially disrupting sensitive ecosystems.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Another, more general-purpose formula, could be used for creating forests or grassland.
—Tom Page, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Its beauty lies in low-slung pastel buildings, pine forests edging the city, and ferries slicing through the Baltic toward fortress islands like Suomenlinna—while locals linger in cafés over cardamom buns or get cozy in harborside saunas.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Kayak through tranquil mangrove forests, where herons and egrets wade in the shallows.
—Uncruise Adventures, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
Vital to the ecosystems of forests, mother trees nurture the development of seedlings via fungal networks.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Trimeresurus nujiang, also known as the Nujiang green pit-viper, is a new arboreal, or tree-dwelling, snake species known only from the high-altitude evergreen forests that border the canyon in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, according to the study.
—Lauren Liebhaber
september 2, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
The forests that returned to the region after more than 100,000 years of hot, dry climate were very similar to those that existed before.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Garlic mustard, a fast-spreading invasive weed, is threatening the understory of Portland-area forests, competing with native plants and potentially disrupting sensitive ecosystems.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Another, more general-purpose formula, could be used for creating forests or grassland.
—Tom Page, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forests
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However, no one is prepared for Patricia, a misunderstood local living alone in the island’s dense woods.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Officers found the knife used in the attack in woods near the driveway.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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Various species are adapted to a wide range of sites, from sunny rock gardens to moist woodlands.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Sep. 2025
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Ueltzen said Lake County’s oak woodlands face a generational challenge — the centuries-old trees are dying out, and there’s a lack of younger trees to take their place.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Forests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forests. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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