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Recent Examples of underbrush
Soil and underbrush would obscure once-gleaming granite fountains.
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Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
And the durable, water-repellent, quick-dry fabric has thus far shrugged off light snowfall, summer squalls, poison ivy, and even thorny underbrush.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 30 May 2025
Without regular, low-intensity fires clearing a mature forest’s underbrush, where shade-tolerant balsam firs thrive, the tree species can build up.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
Fueled by wind gusts, relative low humidity, warm temperatures, dry underbrush and a build-up of dead trees killed by an insect infestation, the Camp House Fire has quickly spread through the area, according to officials.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 May 2025
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Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
And the durable, water-repellent, quick-dry fabric has thus far shrugged off light snowfall, summer squalls, poison ivy, and even thorny underbrush.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 30 May 2025
Without regular, low-intensity fires clearing a mature forest’s underbrush, where shade-tolerant balsam firs thrive, the tree species can build up.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
Fueled by wind gusts, relative low humidity, warm temperatures, dry underbrush and a build-up of dead trees killed by an insect infestation, the Camp House Fire has quickly spread through the area, according to officials.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underbrush
Noun
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He’s scrambled up steep mountainsides and passed through dense undergrowth, searching for creatures that scientists thought were lost to time.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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The mother's body was under a black bag, having been killed several days before the infant who was found several hundred meters away in undergrowth.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
Arkansas Online,
14 June 2025
Noun
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The bridge collapsed on Aug. 1 after a brush fire spread to vegetation beneath it, igniting the wooden structure.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Firefighters are on scene of 10 acres of vegetation burning at a rapid rate of spread.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Walk through the quaint lobby to find another hidden gem, the Sax Garden, a romantic French-style garden restaurant, complete with a heated outdoor pool (a rarity in Paris), checkerboard marble floors and green foliage.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Next, plant seasonal types, consisting of medium-height plants offering seasonal blooms from spring through fall, along with interesting foliage as a midrange filler.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Underbrush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underbrush. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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