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Recent Examples of underbrush
Her employers had been shot and left in their car, which someone set ablaze and pushed into the underbrush.
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Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Tax burdens should be lowered and regulatory underbrush cleared to benefit all—not some, and certainly not one.
—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
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Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Tax burdens should be lowered and regulatory underbrush cleared to benefit all—not some, and certainly not one.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underbrush
Noun
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One solution to thin out the plants was to let a herd of 400 goats to clear dense undergrowth.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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By Jenna Jarrah / Correspondent The San Fernando Valley Audubon Society has deployed over 500 goats in the Sepulveda Basin, in partnership with Mayor Karen Bass’ office, to address wild,mostly invasive vegetation called firebrush that accelerates fires in the area.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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County officials have long used the chemicals in waterways to clear out vegetation and maintain the water-carrying capacity of flood control channels.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The showy foliage stays evergreen in frost-free areas.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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The modern extension in the rear of the 19th-century main villa is an elegantly spartan affair that somehow complements the 19th-century edifice and brings in the surrounding foliage.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Underbrush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underbrush. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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