as in forests
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area
the house is perched atop a hill amid a stretch of dense woodland
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Recent Examples of woodlands
The surrounding Big Rock Forest Preserve is a 1,100-acre preserve containing several sandy hills that overlook the valley filled with woodlands and streams, the release said.
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Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
The insect thrives in warm savanna woodlands and in vegetation along lakes or streams, so the disease tends to take hold in remote areas where people rely on fishing, hunting and agriculture for their livelihoods.
—Fran Kritz, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
The property, defined by oak woodlands and scenic views, has been on state parks’ radar for a while, officials said.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Costco first proposed building a New England distribution center last summer, eying more than 400 acres of fields and woodlands that straddle the Plainfield and Canterbury border near I-395.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
Other images similarly mix the romantic and the mundane, with glamorous students in front of kitschy backdrops of misty woodlands or positioned between towering candelabras.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
The fine, stiff needles add gorgeous year-round texture to mixed borders, rock gardens, and open woodlands.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
In English woodlands, bluebells flower early in spring, as light seeps through newly leafing trees.
—Amy Waldman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
Conducting any work in these dense wetlands and woodlands posed researchers a significant challenge, limiting the transport of equipment and the extent of their research due to environmental regulations.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Mar. 2026
Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
The insect thrives in warm savanna woodlands and in vegetation along lakes or streams, so the disease tends to take hold in remote areas where people rely on fishing, hunting and agriculture for their livelihoods.
—Fran Kritz, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
The property, defined by oak woodlands and scenic views, has been on state parks’ radar for a while, officials said.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Costco first proposed building a New England distribution center last summer, eying more than 400 acres of fields and woodlands that straddle the Plainfield and Canterbury border near I-395.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
Other images similarly mix the romantic and the mundane, with glamorous students in front of kitschy backdrops of misty woodlands or positioned between towering candelabras.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
The fine, stiff needles add gorgeous year-round texture to mixed borders, rock gardens, and open woodlands.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
In English woodlands, bluebells flower early in spring, as light seeps through newly leafing trees.
—Amy Waldman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
Conducting any work in these dense wetlands and woodlands posed researchers a significant challenge, limiting the transport of equipment and the extent of their research due to environmental regulations.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woodlands
Noun
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Grasslands, especially those in humid areas with good soil, provision their local food webs as richly as do forests.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Dappled forests, challenging grades, and an exhilarating final scramble along The Spine, a rocky and narrow route to the summit, will leave you breathless.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Ronnie Moyers heard the bird hammering in the woods one morning in late February, several weeks before the species usually shows up in Virginia’s western highlands.—
Sarah Kaplan,
Washington Post,
23 Mar. 2026
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Made from white Trebbiano grape juice and slowly barrel-aged in various woods over a period of years, balsamic vinegar has a subtle flavor and slight sweetness that goes beautifully with berries.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Woodlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woodlands. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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