as in bushes
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
flushed a pheasant from a thicket of willows
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Recent Examples of thickets
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.
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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
No colonial power had ever controlled the swamps and savannas of the interior—an alien land of lagoons, glade marshes, prairies, and hardwood thickets.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
The tracks of Eastern cottontail are also a common sight — especially near thickets of chokecherry, elderberry and other bushes that provide safe shelter.
—Susan Koch, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
This aggressive grower creates thorny thickets that are difficult to remove during the growing season, when its dense leaves make its thorny stems hard to see.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
The red spruce trees that sprang up after logging operations had ended formed nearly impenetrable thickets.
—John McCoy, Outdoor Life, 12 Nov. 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
Their remains were often dumped in thickets or submerged in sewer lines around Nairobi, police said, per AFP.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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
No colonial power had ever controlled the swamps and savannas of the interior—an alien land of lagoons, glade marshes, prairies, and hardwood thickets.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
The tracks of Eastern cottontail are also a common sight — especially near thickets of chokecherry, elderberry and other bushes that provide safe shelter.
—Susan Koch, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
This aggressive grower creates thorny thickets that are difficult to remove during the growing season, when its dense leaves make its thorny stems hard to see.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
The red spruce trees that sprang up after logging operations had ended formed nearly impenetrable thickets.
—John McCoy, Outdoor Life, 12 Nov. 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
Their remains were often dumped in thickets or submerged in sewer lines around Nairobi, police said, per AFP.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thickets
Noun
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Walk in forests where dragonflies buzz and orchids bloom in secret copses.—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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The home, which overlooks orange groves, has many pockets of outdoors space to relax in.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2026
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But in North County, many other factors influence water prices in the avocado groves.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When the weather’s warm, plate up a snack in the open-concept kitchen to take outside—the views of the surroundings fields and forests are unparalleled.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2026
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Love at first bite The wood-feeding cockroach that Lo studied lives in the forests of Okinawa, Japan, among other places.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The palette combines natural tones, soft woods, and pale marble, creating an understated yet warm feel throughout.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
16 Mar. 2026
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Now, almost all the prairies are gone, and much of the woods, too.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Thickets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thickets. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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