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
Madeiguincho started out as a carpentry studio and this is reflected in both the exterior and interior, which consist of a mixture of different woods.
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New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2025
As punishment for the rebellion, Abbie, Rory, Daniel, Stacey, and a handful of other teens are taken to the woods.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Interlaken is all about the outdoors, including hikes through snowy woods—like the three-mile path along Lake Thun through a forest and past fortress ruins that arrives at a lakeside park in Unterseen.
—AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
Police also found Glison's ex-fiancée Donald Bryant, 34, dead alongside her in the woods.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Each unisex fragrance reimagines a classic note with complexity and a twist—vanilla and amber in 45°, iris with woods in Midnight Omen, and leather with oud in Mystique—brought to life by renowned perfumers Émilie Bouge and Yann Vasnier.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
When their stomachs were full, the bears would plod into the woods, sometimes walking past less than 10 yards away from our group.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Episode 5 opens with a postal worker’s 2020 account of seeing Sellers naked in the woods, with his face covered, carrying a child’s jacket.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Her home and chicken coop are in the woods, often surrounded by snakes.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2025
As punishment for the rebellion, Abbie, Rory, Daniel, Stacey, and a handful of other teens are taken to the woods.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Interlaken is all about the outdoors, including hikes through snowy woods—like the three-mile path along Lake Thun through a forest and past fortress ruins that arrives at a lakeside park in Unterseen.
—AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
Police also found Glison's ex-fiancée Donald Bryant, 34, dead alongside her in the woods.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Each unisex fragrance reimagines a classic note with complexity and a twist—vanilla and amber in 45°, iris with woods in Midnight Omen, and leather with oud in Mystique—brought to life by renowned perfumers Émilie Bouge and Yann Vasnier.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
When their stomachs were full, the bears would plod into the woods, sometimes walking past less than 10 yards away from our group.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Episode 5 opens with a postal worker’s 2020 account of seeing Sellers naked in the woods, with his face covered, carrying a child’s jacket.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Her home and chicken coop are in the woods, often surrounded by snakes.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woods
Noun
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The François langur population primarily lives in the forests of China and Vietnam, where hunting and habitat destruction are major threats.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The artist compound is set on 10 acres of oak woodlands near Julian.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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Aside from beaches, biting flies can also be found along hiking trails, narrow lanes and roads and at the edges of woodlands.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Woods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woods. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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