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Recent Examples of undergrowth
The road narrowed, and dry grass and thorny scrub leaned over the dusty track, as two rhinos stepped quietly out of the undergrowth.
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Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
After about an hour of following bushwhacking guides and slipping over an elephant trail twisting through the undergrowth, trumpets and guttural grunts pierced through the silence.
—Chris Schalkx, AFAR Media, 20 Aug. 2025
In addition, the lack of fire allowed fuel in the form of dense undergrowth to build up.
—Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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
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Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
After about an hour of following bushwhacking guides and slipping over an elephant trail twisting through the undergrowth, trumpets and guttural grunts pierced through the silence.
—Chris Schalkx, AFAR Media, 20 Aug. 2025
In addition, the lack of fire allowed fuel in the form of dense undergrowth to build up.
—Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergrowth
Noun
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The researchers, from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, were field-testing a new approach to biodiversity monitoring, in this case to map insect life across different kinds of vegetation.—
Marion Renault,
The Atlantic,
29 Sep. 2025
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Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Branson, Missouri The fall foliage puts on just as much of a show as any of the performers in Branson, a perennial favorite among Midwest family vacation destinations.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Peak foliage usually arrives from mid-October through mid-November, making this one of the best fall drives in the South.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Undergrowth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergrowth. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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