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
My dad was this very outdoors-y Eagle Scout/camping guy, and that man-of-the-woods element was a big thing for me.
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Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
The show pays tribute to all the eras the pond jumpers have visited by showing fan-favorite characters peeking out from the woods to watch the nuptials as well.
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Megan Vick,
Variety,
22 June 2026
Mary Ann came there as a girl, then with her schoolteacher friends on summer breaks, and then with her husband and children, who played with her friends’ children on the beach or in the woods between developments.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Lazowski was a Holocaust survivor; his mother pushed him out of a theater window and Lazowski survived in the woods of Poland for two years.
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Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
Ginger offers a spicy, citrus-like tang, while woods ground the scent and give a fiery, bonfire-like element.
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Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
Into the woods Megan Kimzey and her 11-year-old daughter had the experience of a lifetime.
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Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
Over the river, through the woods, or just down the highway.
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Joel Feder,
The Drive,
18 June 2026
The great outdoors, as always, is beckoning, which could mean a jaunt to the beach or perhaps a hike in the woods.
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Ed Silverman,
STAT,
18 June 2026
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
The show pays tribute to all the eras the pond jumpers have visited by showing fan-favorite characters peeking out from the woods to watch the nuptials as well.
—
Megan Vick,
Variety,
22 June 2026
Mary Ann came there as a girl, then with her schoolteacher friends on summer breaks, and then with her husband and children, who played with her friends’ children on the beach or in the woods between developments.
—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Lazowski was a Holocaust survivor; his mother pushed him out of a theater window and Lazowski survived in the woods of Poland for two years.
—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
Ginger offers a spicy, citrus-like tang, while woods ground the scent and give a fiery, bonfire-like element.
—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
Into the woods Megan Kimzey and her 11-year-old daughter had the experience of a lifetime.
—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
Over the river, through the woods, or just down the highway.
—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
18 June 2026
The great outdoors, as always, is beckoning, which could mean a jaunt to the beach or perhaps a hike in the woods.
—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woods
Noun
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After several years as an orphan, Pumphrey died in a South Caroline pine forest on August 16, 1780, in what was one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolutionary War.
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The morning sky, plastered with dark-gray clouds, made the greenery of the forest so much brighter.
Noun
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This woodland native grows in USDA Zones 6-9 and is best suited to shadier areas of the landscape.
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At Garland Ranch, trails climb from the Carmel River through oak woodland, chaparral and shaded canyons with the sort of views that drew people to California in the first place.
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“Woods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woods. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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