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as in forest
often woods plural
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area
deer and mountain lions live in those woods
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Recent Examples of wood
After Survivor, Wesson built a cabin in the woods of North Carolina, occasionally teaching survival classes.
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Ale Russian, People.com, 22 May 2025
Shot on 16mm celluloid, the film follows protagonist Allen, an ex-music producer who moves to the remote woods to isolate and mourn the tragic death of his pop vocalist wife.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 May 2025
The footage shows a seemingly unremarkable patch of dirt in the middle of the woods, save for a small pool of water gurgling up from below, creating a continuous bubbling effect on the surface.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
The vast room includes a huge stone fireplace beneath and exposed wood ceiling.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
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Ale Russian, People.com, 22 May 2025
Shot on 16mm celluloid, the film follows protagonist Allen, an ex-music producer who moves to the remote woods to isolate and mourn the tragic death of his pop vocalist wife.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 May 2025
The footage shows a seemingly unremarkable patch of dirt in the middle of the woods, save for a small pool of water gurgling up from below, creating a continuous bubbling effect on the surface.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
The vast room includes a huge stone fireplace beneath and exposed wood ceiling.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wood
Noun
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Some commodity products are excluded, including lumber, wire, and building materials.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
17 May 2025
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Industries such as insurance, healthcare, medical distribution, waste management, lumber, groceries, beverages and telecom, among others, have remained up on the year.—
Josh Birkholz,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
Noun
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The expansion wouldn’t include only farmland; part of the area is forest, and Desri plans to clear 46 acres of trees.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
15 May 2025
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At the Glen Oaks Resort Adobe Motor Lodge in Big Sur, the rooms huddle at the edge of a thick forest.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Raw goods, from Minnesota timber to Wisconsin lard, poured into the Midwestern hub and were pumped out to a hungry nation beyond.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Hunted nearly to extinction for their pelts, they were later branded a nuisance for flooding farmland and chewing through timber.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Native to the savannas and open woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa, ostriches have evolved not for flight, but for speed and endurance.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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In 2010, a massive forest fire burned for four days on northern Israel’s Mt. Carmel, claiming 44 lives and destroying around 12,000 acres, much of it woodland.—
Ibrahim Hazboun and Elena Becatoros,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Wood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wood. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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