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
However, no one is prepared for Patricia, a misunderstood local living alone in the island’s dense woods.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Officers found the knife used in the attack in woods near the driveway.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
The common areas such as the Caffè Gabrielli restaurant and K lounge bar are adorned with mirrors, lagoon-green marble and woods.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
The officials entered the woods and stumbled upon a metallic, glowing object.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
For longevity, Kropovinsky recommends solid woods like oak, walnut, or teak.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
That’s what this three-night jaunt uniquely offers, with a chance to forage and to cheer on a team in both the woods of Piedmont and a president’s box in Parma, Emilia-Romagna.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
The horror story has a group of friends trekking through Norse woods after the death of a friend the previous year.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Those levels have improved since the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, but health systems aren't out of the woods.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Officers found the knife used in the attack in woods near the driveway.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
The common areas such as the Caffè Gabrielli restaurant and K lounge bar are adorned with mirrors, lagoon-green marble and woods.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
The officials entered the woods and stumbled upon a metallic, glowing object.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
For longevity, Kropovinsky recommends solid woods like oak, walnut, or teak.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
That’s what this three-night jaunt uniquely offers, with a chance to forage and to cheer on a team in both the woods of Piedmont and a president’s box in Parma, Emilia-Romagna.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
The horror story has a group of friends trekking through Norse woods after the death of a friend the previous year.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Those levels have improved since the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, but health systems aren't out of the woods.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woods
Noun
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If in a forest, stay close to lower trees.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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At its core, writer-director Bretten Hannam‘s tale follows two siblings (played by Blake Alec Miranda and Forrest Goodluck) traveling through the titular haunted forest in order to exorcise some demons from their lives.—
William Earl,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The quiet woodland echoed with the gentle thud of the workers’ axes.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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That cute little woodland creature with a fuzzy tail can wreak havoc in the garden.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Woods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woods. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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