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Recent Examples of undergrowth
But the scientists would later learn that Beryl, who moved attentively through the undergrowth with occasional pauses, responded the same way each time—by stepping forward.
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Avery Schuyler Nunn, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2025
By clearing out the undergrowth, the plants that the park staff wants to blossom can have a chance to do so.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
For months, Phillip had been volunteering to clear away the dead undergrowth on the parkland surrounding his property, but California officials told him he could be fined for meddling with a sensitive habitat.
—Eli Saslow, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Fire prevention and mitigation contractors also do work for insurance companies performing tasks to reduce fire risks, such as clearing undergrowth, trimming or removing trees near homes, and applying fire retardants.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Avery Schuyler Nunn, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2025
By clearing out the undergrowth, the plants that the park staff wants to blossom can have a chance to do so.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
For months, Phillip had been volunteering to clear away the dead undergrowth on the parkland surrounding his property, but California officials told him he could be fined for meddling with a sensitive habitat.
—Eli Saslow, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Fire prevention and mitigation contractors also do work for insurance companies performing tasks to reduce fire risks, such as clearing undergrowth, trimming or removing trees near homes, and applying fire retardants.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergrowth
Noun
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In urban areas, there’s more concrete, less vegetation.—
Sean Greene,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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There is vegetation growing on its outskirts, with chickens in coops on the sides of roads, paintings for sale in windows and on some streets, shops are exclusively for artists.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Most of these organisms do not affect your plants until the foliage begins to decline.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2025
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As for the small terraces that had once filled the other two sides, these had long since disappeared under the ever-expanding foliage.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Undergrowth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergrowth. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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