scrublands

Definition of scrublandsnext
plural of scrubland

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrublands
Noun
  • The seedlings and saplings are mostly knee-high to chest-high and mixed with thickets of ceanothus and other post-fire brush growing amid the true giants that stand dead among them.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Masri’s drumming is lithe and spacious even at its most aggressive; just as Alcorn’s guitar slides move with a gravity-defying, naturalistic force, his attacks seem to sprout out of each other independently, emerging in thickets.
    H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Grasslands, especially those in humid areas with good soil, provision their local food webs as richly as do forests.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Dappled forests, challenging grades, and an exhilarating final scramble along The Spine, a rocky and narrow route to the summit, will leave you breathless.
    Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • That means that winemakers across what is now France must have switched from domesticating wild grapes to propagating them directly—that is, cloning grapevines by taking cuttings of the plants to start new groves.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Blanketed in olive groves in a remote setting that’s minutes away from tourist attractions, this one-bedroom retreat exudes quiet stillness.
    Kristin Braswell, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Walk in forests where dragonflies buzz and orchids bloom in secret copses.
    Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The surrounding Big Rock Forest Preserve is a 1,100-acre preserve containing several sandy hills that overlook the valley filled with woodlands and streams, the release said.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The insect thrives in warm savanna woodlands and in vegetation along lakes or streams, so the disease tends to take hold in remote areas where people rely on fishing, hunting and agriculture for their livelihoods.
    Fran Kritz, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Warm woods and plaid upholstery blend effortlessly with slick chrome and glossy lacquer.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The Longhorns were going back to their Austin campus about 200 miles away on a bus after the game, and Schaefer planned to get take a short break in the woods Tuesday morning before watching film and the team flight to Phoenix later in the day.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Exhibitors view movies as the things that lure customers to walk past concession stands.
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Efforts to reopen concession stands stalled when the city locked down a few months later during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020.
    Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • About 21% of California’s national forestlands are protected.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Scrublands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrublands. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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