timberlands

noun

plural of timberland
as in forests
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 timberlands But these ventures are tiny compared to the ranchlands, timberlands, and cropfields many one-percenters are nabbing. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026 Structures and private timberlands remained at risk as the Talbot Fire burned near the Granite Chief Wilderness, and evacuation warnings remained in place for portions of the Tahoe National Forest along French Meadows Road. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for timberlands
  1. forests
  2. woods
  3. woodlands
Noun
  • Beyond housing, the Bond Commission on Tuesday will vote on hundreds of millions of dollars for transportation, building repairs, improvements at state forests and boat launches and more.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
  • At the furthest end, there’s a nature reserve of coastal dunes and pine forests studded with World War II bunkers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of forests
Noun
  • To write, Rosales went off the grid, holing up in a cabin in the woods.
    — Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The piny woods swallowed the red bricks surrounded by spirals of razor wire and fence.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of woods
Noun
  • Cacao only grows in the tropics, which means the nearest actual cacao trees would have been at least a 3,000-kilometer trek away from the woodlands of the eastern US.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • There are also wetlands, woodlands, savannahs, and mountain bush.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of woodlands

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“Timberlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timberlands. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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