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Recent Examples of woodsy
Lilian’s children went to a small independent school, its woodsy campus aspiring to be a fairy-tale-like setting.
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Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
The women are compelling and beautiful, among them a fuchsia-haired scientist, woodsy sculptor and psychonaut bartender.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
In addition to being known as a venture capital hub, Sand Hill Road is a popular Silicon Valley spot for cycling and is a common route to and from the quiet, woodsy bikeways of Woodside, Portola Valley and the Santa Cruz Mountains.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
The urge to tame big corporate landlords is bubbling over among locals in woodsy Paulding County, Georgia, an Atlanta exurb where church steeples and old graveyards punctuate the rolling hills, and an 18-foot fiberglass Wonder Woman waves at drivers.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
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Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
The women are compelling and beautiful, among them a fuchsia-haired scientist, woodsy sculptor and psychonaut bartender.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
In addition to being known as a venture capital hub, Sand Hill Road is a popular Silicon Valley spot for cycling and is a common route to and from the quiet, woodsy bikeways of Woodside, Portola Valley and the Santa Cruz Mountains.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
The urge to tame big corporate landlords is bubbling over among locals in woodsy Paulding County, Georgia, an Atlanta exurb where church steeples and old graveyards punctuate the rolling hills, and an 18-foot fiberglass Wonder Woman waves at drivers.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woodsy
Adjective
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The minibar brimmed with complimentary sodas, addictively spicy small-batch pimento cheese Lowcountry Kettle Chips, and lemon sugar cookies from Charleston’s Own.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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If the kids are pushing for a Big Mac or Chick-fil-A spicy deluxe chicken sandwich, but the budget can’t support it, there’s a hack for that.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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With their blissful harmonies and flowery, mystical lyrics, the Texas duo embodied soft rock, ushering in the genre at the dawn of the Seventies with a gentle nudge and a tip of Seals’ signature newsboy cap.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
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The softer songs ease off of careful provocations and shouty tones, for the most part, in favor of more flowery writing and vocal deliveries.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The rosy, aromatic drink is perfect for a garden party, warm-weather wedding, or Mother’s Day brunch.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
10 Apr. 2026
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Incorporate your leftover onions to add a savory, mildly sweet, and aromatic quality to the potatoes.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Woodsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woodsy. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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