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
With a cozy cottage feel, the Allwood Claudia Tiny Home Kit fits in anywhere from the woods to the waterside, or even in your backyard (depending on your HOA).
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Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Among other things, his team used historical data from thousands of missing person cases to create a model predicting how someone would behave if lost in the woods.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Life in the ‘Collective’ Growing up, Rensch recalls in his memoir that he was afforded the freedom to run around with children his own age, spending days in the woods with his friends or splashing around in the water.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Weird stuff happens in the woods.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Tickal saw the man emerge from the woods and climb into a gray truck.
—John Archibald, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Visions of the Western United States —its woods and landscapes— both entice and haunt Grainier throughout his life, evoking unanswerable beauty and heartbreak that circle around and around the logger and railroad worker, nonlinearly over the course of the film.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
Even body horror buffs will shiver at the scenes of mutilation and murder in the woods.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
The company isn’t out of the woods.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Among other things, his team used historical data from thousands of missing person cases to create a model predicting how someone would behave if lost in the woods.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Life in the ‘Collective’ Growing up, Rensch recalls in his memoir that he was afforded the freedom to run around with children his own age, spending days in the woods with his friends or splashing around in the water.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Weird stuff happens in the woods.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Tickal saw the man emerge from the woods and climb into a gray truck.
—John Archibald, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Visions of the Western United States —its woods and landscapes— both entice and haunt Grainier throughout his life, evoking unanswerable beauty and heartbreak that circle around and around the logger and railroad worker, nonlinearly over the course of the film.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
Even body horror buffs will shiver at the scenes of mutilation and murder in the woods.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
The company isn’t out of the woods.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woods
Noun
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Imposing granite cliff faces like Half Dome and El Capitan, serene meadows and forests, and the picturesque Merced River, all tend to come to mind.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Every frame of the film feels intentional, capturing the river and forests of the Amazon with great attention to the light and sounds of the region.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Spectacle of execution Their execution took place at Penenden Heath, now a tranquil park with soccer fields and woodland.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Wood from the property’s woodlands was used for the flooring (which is radiant heated), and there are solar panels for hot water.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Woods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woods. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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