scrublands

plural of scrubland

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrublands
Noun
  • Plush lawns and thickets of towering palms unite the various structures, while a demilune hot tub faces the water alongside a stone terrace that steps down to the estate’s private 250-plus-foot crescent beach.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The train crawls through one impressively lush landscape after another—around mountains; through valleys, jungles, forests, and tea plantations; and past thickets of palm trees waving gracefully in the humid breeze.
    Alesandra Dubin, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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.
    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
Noun
  • Hacienda Bambusa in Armenia, on the other hand, delivers tranquil luxury in an environment of cacao fields and bamboo groves.
    Boris Seckovic, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Fall brings migrating humpback whales offshore, and the monarch butterflies return to the eucalyptus groves each late fall through.
    Pismo Beach Conference, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Its 46 rooms have big picture windows that look onto copses of color-changing trees and cabin vibes from plenty of blonde wood.
    Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • However, no one is prepared for Patricia, a misunderstood local living alone in the island’s dense woods.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Officers found the knife used in the attack in woods near the driveway.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The cover stars, whose issue is on stands now, divulged their creative passions (stand-up comedy for the cookbook author and acting for the high school sophomore) and how the mother-daughter-duo are helping each other succeed.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • There are several rack styles to suit the needs of all wine lovers, from large racks to table-sized stands.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Scrublands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrublands. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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