as in forest
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 woods
Try going out into the woods with your binoculars and following unfamiliar sounds.
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JSTOR Daily, 10 Oct. 2025
Strong then wrapped the guns and drugs in a piece of clothing before hiding them in the woods to retrieve later, the citation states.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
The Portal goes into woods to experience a collection of scary tales and storybook horrors.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
Authorities said that Nichols drove down Highway 73 and threw the video recordings into the woods, but the evidence was retrieved by police.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Pivot toward those, or just flee to the woods to pursue a kind of neo-Amish, anti-tech self-sufficiency.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
For a scent that’s undeniably sexy, Boy Smells delivers on things that are musky, woody, and deep woods-like.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Outside the woods the whole world babied her.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Sporty green notes of bergamot, geranium, and moss intensify the original, bringing to mind fresh water and mountainous woods.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
JSTOR Daily, 10 Oct. 2025
Strong then wrapped the guns and drugs in a piece of clothing before hiding them in the woods to retrieve later, the citation states.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
The Portal goes into woods to experience a collection of scary tales and storybook horrors.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
Authorities said that Nichols drove down Highway 73 and threw the video recordings into the woods, but the evidence was retrieved by police.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Pivot toward those, or just flee to the woods to pursue a kind of neo-Amish, anti-tech self-sufficiency.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
For a scent that’s undeniably sexy, Boy Smells delivers on things that are musky, woody, and deep woods-like.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Outside the woods the whole world babied her.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Sporty green notes of bergamot, geranium, and moss intensify the original, bringing to mind fresh water and mountainous woods.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woods
Noun
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The terrain transitioned to a blend of forest and hills.—
Rosecrans Baldwin,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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The initiative aims to restore about 30 acres of forest, with the potential to unlock up to $376 million in future financing.—
Tarciana Medeiros,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The bigberry manzanita is a large, evergreen shrub native to California and Baja California, thriving in chaparral and woodland habitats.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Allsbrook was last seen wearing a brown woodland style camouflage shirt or jacket, black shorts and black shoes, police said.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Woods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woods. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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