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Recent Examples of scrubland
That north-south artery through the scrubland and ranches of the Central Valley, Hawke notes, connects key places in Haggard’s life.
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Fire restrictions highlighted the urgency of staying safe in Arizona’s forests, deserts and scrublands.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
The incident occurred in the scrublands of western India, in the final years of British rule.
—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
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Fire restrictions highlighted the urgency of staying safe in Arizona’s forests, deserts and scrublands.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
The incident occurred in the scrublands of western India, in the final years of British rule.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrubland
Noun
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Some thought the mystery bore a direct relation to the green tangle that tightly encircled the two dozen shacks balanced precariously between the rain forest and the yellowish waters.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Lisa stepped onto the red carpet and seemingly out of a fairytale, wearing a sheer, black gown that reads witchy forest nymph in the most fabulous way.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Eaton fire ripped through the Rubio Canyon Preserve, seriously damaging the canyon’s chaparral, coast sage scrub and riparian habitats.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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That’s because well-off Angelenos tend to live on mountains and hillsides and in canyons that are covered in highly flammable chaparral, which are an excellent breeding ground for rapidly spreading fires, driven by Santa Ana winds of up to 100 mph.—
Todd Longwell,
Variety,
12 Nov. 2025
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The tracks of Eastern cottontail are also a common sight — especially near thickets of chokecherry, elderberry and other bushes that provide safe shelter.—
Susan Koch,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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But anyone willing to consider the thicket of fears, affections and recriminations that grows through the cracks of a long relationship will find in these pages an almost unbearable tenderness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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Except for two copses of skyscrapers in which our financiers—and finances—go up and down, London remains a fairly horizontal city.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
2 Nov. 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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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
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In Southern California, Ojai is a serene haven of spiritual retreats, boutique shopping, and lush orange groves.—
Amplified Content Studio,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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At Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, a rich marine habitat and trails through dense groves await.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2026
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Robbers Cave State Park, Wilburton Located five miles north of Wilburton, the Robbers Cave State Park is surrounded by the hilly woodlands of the Sans Bois Mountains of southeast Oklahoma.—
Isa Almeida,
Oklahoman,
15 Jan. 2026
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Ferns may bring a lush, woodland feel indoors, but certain varieties aren’t always the best choice.—
Rachel Gillett,
Martha Stewart,
14 Jan. 2026
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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 17 Jan. 2026.
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