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thicket

noun

ˈthi-kət

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as in forest

a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush flushed a pheasant from a thicket of willows

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Recent Examples on the Web Such practices provided the impetus for the effort to take aim at patent thickets. STAT+ Exclusive Story Already have an account? —

Ed Silverman and Rachel Cohrs Zhang, STAT, 17 July 2024 Listen to this article Patsy Hirsch and her husband moved to an Elgin subdivision nearly three decades ago, drawn by a backyard thicket of oak, hickory and cherry trees so dense the canopy blotted out the sun. —

Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024 The war rages on, shaped by a thicket of conflicting geopolitical interests. —

Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 29 July 2024 People who die without a will can leave a thicket of probate problems for loved ones. —

Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for thicket

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