as in forest
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area
the wildfire burned through a large swath of timberland
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Recent Examples of timberland
What many of the list share, besides their astonishing wealth, is the pursuit of snapping up farmland—including ranchlands and timberlands—an emerging asset class for the ultrawealthy to protect their wealth, hedging against inflation and the volatility of some traditional assets.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
The company has become one of the largest private holders of timberland in the world, with approximately 10.4 million acres across the Western, Southern and Northeastern U.S. alone.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Dec. 2025
The billionaire entrepreneur resides in Maine and is one of the biggest private landowners in the U.S. with timberland, ranches and farms in the Midwest and Southwest.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Misinformation campaigns have increasingly targeted clean energy, pushing the idea that solar and wind are unreliable—a line taken up by Citizens for Responsible Solar, a group led by a conservative operative who works to stop solar projects on farmland and timberland.
—Kate Yoder, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
The company has become one of the largest private holders of timberland in the world, with approximately 10.4 million acres across the Western, Southern and Northeastern U.S. alone.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Dec. 2025
The billionaire entrepreneur resides in Maine and is one of the biggest private landowners in the U.S. with timberland, ranches and farms in the Midwest and Southwest.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Misinformation campaigns have increasingly targeted clean energy, pushing the idea that solar and wind are unreliable—a line taken up by Citizens for Responsible Solar, a group led by a conservative operative who works to stop solar projects on farmland and timberland.
—Kate Yoder, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for timberland
forest
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Across the street, through a thick tangle of forest, the Khodymchuks’ building stood tall and gray in the snow.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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With a blend of atmospheric beatmaking, gauzy harmonies, and impressionistic songwriting, Quiet Light’s music casts a distinct spell, like stumbling upon Imogen Heap in a forest clearing or imagining a Taylor Swift album produced by Harold Budd.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Timberland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timberland. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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