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Recent Examples of underbrush
Tax burdens should be lowered and regulatory underbrush cleared to benefit all—not some, and certainly not one.
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Hearing me calling Nini, Lali came to investigate and went out ahead of me, maneuvering through the underbrush, meowing.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Three days later, a teenager picking up garbage alongside the highway spotted Tooter’s car in the underbrush.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
However, those four agencies all play critical parts in California’s wildfire prevention and response efforts, from forecasting and forest management (yes, raking and cutting underbrush is included here) to post-fire disaster relief.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Hearing me calling Nini, Lali came to investigate and went out ahead of me, maneuvering through the underbrush, meowing.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Three days later, a teenager picking up garbage alongside the highway spotted Tooter’s car in the underbrush.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
However, those four agencies all play critical parts in California’s wildfire prevention and response efforts, from forecasting and forest management (yes, raking and cutting underbrush is included here) to post-fire disaster relief.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underbrush
Noun
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Zash’s earth, sea, undergrowth, and caviar and truffle tasting menus are more than satisfying in both the literal and artistic sense.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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Berry, 46, and Thomas, 47, were arrested after being found hiding in undergrowth near the scene.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cold conditions may damage or kill sensitive crops, plants, and vegetation if appropriate precautions are not taken.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Immediately east of the path are steep slopes that contain native vegetation.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This damages the trunk and leaves an ugly, elongated canker that invites insects and stresses the tree, leading to stunted growth, sparse foliage, and stem dieback.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2026
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Do not remove any foliage that is still growing from the bulb.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Underbrush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underbrush. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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