wildwood

Definition of wildwoodnext

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Recent Examples of wildwood Right until the autumn of 2023, until the slaughter began: There’s half an acre of wildwood behind our house in Oregon, full of blackberry brambles, mostly impassible. Sara Stridsberg september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025 My footfall sets the tempo for this wildwood symphony. Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wildwood
Noun
  • Explore the pint-sized town of Summerhaven, a small community surrounded by aspen groves.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
  • Where to stay at Mammoth Cave National Park Nestled in a grove near the visitor center are the rustic Woodland Cottages of The Lodge at Mammoth Cave.
    Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • The vegetation is mostly grassland, which shines with an almost alien-green intensity in the spring, dotted with copses of twisted oak and buckeye trees.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
  • His house sits across from what used to be a thick copse of woods.
    Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This tree is notorious for being highly invasive, often cross-pollinating with other pear varieties, resulting in dense, thorny thickets that disrupt local ecosystems.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Its large, thorny stems creep out from the base of the plant to form a thicket.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026

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“Wildwood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wildwood. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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