Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrublands
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With deer lying tight in the thickets along the streams, stalking mistakes would be easy to make.—
Jim Moore,
Outdoor Life,
8 Oct. 2025 -
The entire property bursts with thickets of shaggy palm trees, enormous birds of paradise, and other tropical plants.—
Sarah Buder,
AFAR Media,
8 Oct. 2025
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This mountainous region is known for its lush forests, lakes and valleys – and for being a hotspot for this year’s deadly bear attacks in Japan.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Brazil is also launching a program called the Tropical Forests Forever Facility with a goal of raising $25 billion for an investment fund that will yield dividends that pay for keeping forests intact.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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By March, the Amazon is deep into its wet season, a time when forest trails disappear under rising waters and canoes glide through flooded groves of trees.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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On the Lebanese side, brown farmland and olive groves are inaccessible now to their owners.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
3 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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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
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Southern magnolia is native to moist woodlands and bottomlands along the coastal plains where the seeds are eaten by birds and other wildlife.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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Home to the Pagoeta Natural Park, the town has prehistoric ruins, rural farmhouses, a botanical garden, woodlands, and more to explore.—
Michelle Arellano Martin,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In October alone, shoppers were attacked in a supermarket, a Spanish tourist was scratched by a cub at a heritage site, and a trail runner was forced to wrestle a bear in the woods before sprinting to safety.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Clearly, department stores are not out of the woods.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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More than 2,000 navy and aircraft carrier construction personnel looked on from stands along the dock as Xi joined an honor guard in a flag ceremony for the commissioning, which took place Wednesday afternoon.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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There are beer stands, dessert carts and liquor bars throughout the ballpark.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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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 13 Nov. 2025.
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