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scrublands

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plural of scrubland

as in thickets

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The retaliation works, and soon Cole and his men are marching on foot, scrabbling their way through thickets and swamps.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Across the street, the Llano River splashes its way over limestone formations and into reed thickets.

— Pam LeBlanc, Southern Living, 20 July 2026

Definition of thickets

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Behind the story Ituri, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is a remote province of forests, green hills and gold mines where weak state institutions and decades of armed conflict have displaced nearly 900,000 people.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 July 2026
Healthy soils, wetlands, forests and working ecosystems aren’t just environmental assets.

— Sara Roversi, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of forests

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The organization also said that homes, farmland, olive groves and livestock were destroyed in the blaze, and the New York Timesreported that two firefighters, aged 58 and 25, have been killed battling the fire.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Aspen earns its name every autumn when hillsides shimmer with brilliant golden aspen groves.

— Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of groves

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The vegetation is mostly grassland, which shines with an almost alien-green intensity in the spring, dotted with copses of twisted oak and buckeye trees.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Walk in forests where dragonflies buzz and orchids bloom in secret copses.

— Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026

Definition of copses

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But with woodlands still smoldering, the minister cautioned that the battle isn’t yet won.

— Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
The sprawling Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area offers even more spectacular scenery, with hundreds of miles of hiking trails winding through rugged peaks, coastal canyons, oak woodlands, and scenic overlooks.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026

Definition of woodlands

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Plum and taupe carpets and warm woods make for an inviting space; an accent wall of floral wallpaper adds a little personality.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Perreault-Magny, a father of a toddler, said he's seen mothers carrying infants through the woods, their feet wrapped in aluminum foil to stave off the winter's cold.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026

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