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
Various species are adapted to a wide range of sites, from sunny rock gardens to moist woodlands.
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Ueltzen said Lake County’s oak woodlands face a generational challenge — the centuries-old trees are dying out, and there’s a lack of younger trees to take their place.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Found in deserts, grasslands and woodlands across California, California kingsnakes grow up to 5 feet long and have alternating light- and dark-colored bands on their bodies.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The community soon attracted artists, authors, and thinkers from across the country, who were drawn to the natural beauty of the area’s rolling bluffs and woodlands.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
The researchers expressed hope that their findings could help adjust policies governing landscape management — and thereby steer the way blazes burn through such woodlands.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
The expansion brings the park’s total trails to more than 15 miles, winding through oak woodlands, along seasonal creeks, and across ridgetops with panoramic views of Bennett and Sonoma valleys, the Santa Rosa Plain and the coastal mountains.
—Tina Chen, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
The North Shore Scenic Drive stretches along the shore from Canal Park in Duluth, Minnesota, through lovely burgs and placid woodlands and onto to the international border at Grand Portage.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Porcupine Mountains State Park features 60,000 acres of woodlands, with numerous elevated vantage points for hikers to take in the colors.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Ueltzen said Lake County’s oak woodlands face a generational challenge — the centuries-old trees are dying out, and there’s a lack of younger trees to take their place.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Found in deserts, grasslands and woodlands across California, California kingsnakes grow up to 5 feet long and have alternating light- and dark-colored bands on their bodies.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The community soon attracted artists, authors, and thinkers from across the country, who were drawn to the natural beauty of the area’s rolling bluffs and woodlands.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
The researchers expressed hope that their findings could help adjust policies governing landscape management — and thereby steer the way blazes burn through such woodlands.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
The expansion brings the park’s total trails to more than 15 miles, winding through oak woodlands, along seasonal creeks, and across ridgetops with panoramic views of Bennett and Sonoma valleys, the Santa Rosa Plain and the coastal mountains.
—Tina Chen, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
The North Shore Scenic Drive stretches along the shore from Canal Park in Duluth, Minnesota, through lovely burgs and placid woodlands and onto to the international border at Grand Portage.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Porcupine Mountains State Park features 60,000 acres of woodlands, with numerous elevated vantage points for hikers to take in the colors.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woodlands
Noun
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The area is a vast, rural, mountainous tract of forests with a political ethos that resembles Texas more than Los Angeles, San Francisco, the state capital of Sacramento, and other liberal Democratic environs.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Its beauty lies in low-slung pastel buildings, pine forests edging the city, and ferries slicing through the Baltic toward fortress islands like Suomenlinna—while locals linger in cafés over cardamom buns or get cozy in harborside saunas.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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However, no one is prepared for Patricia, a misunderstood local living alone in the island’s dense woods.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Officers found the knife used in the attack in woods near the driveway.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Woodlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woodlands. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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