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Human activity has shaped the animals’ natural habitat, which covers a wide geographic range and many ecosystems, from low elevation forests to small woodlots, fields and pastures.
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USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
That success has come despite fears among some in the settlement that the authorities, wanting to protect mature woodlots, one day might force the refugees to go back home.
—Rodney Muhumuza, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2024
Though smaller than most at 30 acres, Frost’s farm was typical of New England at the time, having a clapboard house, shed, barn and garden near the road, and fields, pastures, an orchard and a woodlot, all graced by low stone walls.
—Robert Thorson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
For that matter, Walden is organized by thematic chapters, because there’s not much plot to Thoreau spending some time in a shack on Emerson’s woodlot.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2021
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USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
That success has come despite fears among some in the settlement that the authorities, wanting to protect mature woodlots, one day might force the refugees to go back home.
—Rodney Muhumuza, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2024
Though smaller than most at 30 acres, Frost’s farm was typical of New England at the time, having a clapboard house, shed, barn and garden near the road, and fields, pastures, an orchard and a woodlot, all graced by low stone walls.
—Robert Thorson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
For that matter, Walden is organized by thematic chapters, because there’s not much plot to Thoreau spending some time in a shack on Emerson’s woodlot.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woodlot
Noun
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Tune into yourself while tuning out the outside world courtesy of an E-bike ride under the Tuscan sun, a stroll through the olive groves, a dip in the infinity pool, a meditative massage, or a private cooking class using ingredients sourced from the property.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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In the north of Kyoto is Arashiyama, famed for its lush bamboo groves.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Water lilies, lime trees, hedges.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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For the past 10 years, the hedge funder has poured $450 million into a 50,000-square-foot waterfront compound in Palm Beach County, which, when finished, will be the most expensive residence on the planet, according to the New York Post.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The two most straightforward of the trials will involve large-scale planting of trees and bioenergy crops, including Miscanthus grasses and coppice willow, reports Robert Lea for AZoCleanTech.—
Alex Fox,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 May 2021
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Another strategy, called short rotation coppice, involves planting fast-growing trees such as willows and poplars in extremely dense rows.—
Eric Toensmeier,
Scientific American,
1 Aug. 2020
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His house sits across from what used to be a thick copse of woods.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Captured by the photographer Lee Jaffe in 1983, Basquiat wears a wide-brimmed hat against a blue summer sky, a copse of softly out-of-focus trees visible in the background.—
Laura May Todd,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2026
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Depending on the species, privet hedges can be aggressive invaders that form dense thickets that shade nearby native plants.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
5 Apr. 2026
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While not thorns, these foliar teeth can take a bite out of those who attempt to cross a thicket of torch aloes.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The mailbox stand bears the logo of Pan Am, one of the airport employers Alonso had before retiring.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Videos broadcast by local television stations showed a large crowd of fans in the south stands amidst an explosion of fireworks.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Woodlot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woodlot. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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