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Recent Examples of scrubland
The incident occurred in the scrublands of western India, in the final years of British rule.
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Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
Located in the scrublands of eastern Utah, Blind Frog Ranch just seems like another derelict property with its better days behind it.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 June 2025
From Montana’s high plains to the rolling scrublands of Texas, expansive ranches—some rivaling national parks in size—are being scooped up at staggering prices.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
This expert guide will get you off the ground
T. J. Diaz
25 Jun 2015
10 min read
Photo: DJI
The camera swoops in on the face of a cliff rising more than 100 meters from the surrounding scrublands.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2015
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Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
Located in the scrublands of eastern Utah, Blind Frog Ranch just seems like another derelict property with its better days behind it.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 June 2025
From Montana’s high plains to the rolling scrublands of Texas, expansive ranches—some rivaling national parks in size—are being scooped up at staggering prices.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
This expert guide will get you off the ground
T. J. Diaz
25 Jun 2015
10 min read
Photo: DJI
The camera swoops in on the face of a cliff rising more than 100 meters from the surrounding scrublands.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrubland
Noun
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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
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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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The strategy has helped to transform land that’s naturally an arid mix of coastal sage and chaparral and deserts into an economic and cultural powerhouse.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
24 Aug. 2025
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It's been fueled by a mix of timber, chaparral and brush.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Two days later, her car was found on Avery’s lot in a thicket of branches with a disconnected battery.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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There Sones found in a thicket of trees and underbrush a black ski mask.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Aquitaine countryside unfolds in a collage of khaki, tan, and green, dotted with little ponds and copses of trees.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
1 Oct. 2025
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She’s squatted on her heels within a tight copse of five or six stones leaning like dolmens, chin on chest as if an engrossing thing lies between her feet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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During one expedition to what was once London, a young scientist, out gathering brushwood, unearths a small vacuum flask, inside which is a handwritten account of life in a small village called Beadle during the days leading up to the lunar catastrophe.—
Michael Dirda,
Washington Post,
2 Feb. 2023
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Bare dunes were planted with ‘brushwood and windbreaks, perpendicular to wind direction’ so that the dunes do not interfere with the canal system and irrigated farmlands.—
Azera Parveen Rahman,
Quartz,
27 Oct. 2022
Noun
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As one of the last natural stretches of Lake Michigan shoreline, it’s known for its tall dunes, pine groves, and more than two miles of golden-sand beach.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
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At nearby Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa, guests can relax in their own casita and enjoy hydrotherapy sessions, yoga, and pickleball, among the many activities available on the 45-acre property surrounded bycitrus and olive groves.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
25 Oct. 2025
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But stealing the show was the family matriarch, Kris Jenner, 69, who dressed as a woodland fairy for the occasion in a green sparkly, floral mini dress and fairy wings, while Khloé herself wore an animal print onesie.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Ozark peaks and woodlands are expected to hit prime fall coloring in late October, according to Arkansas State Parks.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Oct. 2025
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The two most straightforward of the trials will involve large-scale planting of trees and bioenergy crops, including Miscanthus grasses and coppice willow, reports Robert Lea for AZoCleanTech.—
Alex Fox,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 May 2021
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Another strategy, called short rotation coppice, involves planting fast-growing trees such as willows and poplars in extremely dense rows.—
Eric Toensmeier,
Scientific American,
1 Aug. 2020
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“Scrubland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrubland. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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