as in thicket
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
cleared away the brushwood in order to build a shed
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Recent Examples of brushwood
During one expedition to what was once London, a young scientist, out gathering brushwood, unearths a small vacuum flask, inside which is a handwritten account of life in a small village called Beadle during the days leading up to the lunar catastrophe.
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Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
Bare dunes were planted with ‘brushwood and windbreaks, perpendicular to wind direction’ so that the dunes do not interfere with the canal system and irrigated farmlands.
—Azera Parveen Rahman, Quartz, 27 Oct. 2022
Now German firewood suppliers are buying from Poland, leaving some residents in both countries to collect brushwood.
—Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 26 Aug. 2022
To prove it, a model fort wall was built, with a huge pile of brushwood leaning against it.
—National Geographic, 3 Mar. 2016
To prove it, a model fort wall was built, with a huge pile of brushwood leaning against it.
—National Geographic, 3 Mar. 2016
Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
Bare dunes were planted with ‘brushwood and windbreaks, perpendicular to wind direction’ so that the dunes do not interfere with the canal system and irrigated farmlands.
—Azera Parveen Rahman, Quartz, 27 Oct. 2022
Now German firewood suppliers are buying from Poland, leaving some residents in both countries to collect brushwood.
—Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 26 Aug. 2022
To prove it, a model fort wall was built, with a huge pile of brushwood leaning against it.
—National Geographic, 3 Mar. 2016
To prove it, a model fort wall was built, with a huge pile of brushwood leaning against it.
—National Geographic, 3 Mar. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brushwood
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Eisenberg is a warm, compassionate guide through a thicket of violence, abrupt endings, and youthful longings, and her book is an intelligent corrective to common true-crime tropes.Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Hedden and a colleague approached the Marshes’ property through the woods and discovered a human skull in a thicket.Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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The castaway lifted his eyes slightly, barely making out the thick copse of palm trees dotting the horizon.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2023
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In fall, the Valley glows yellow and gold thanks to copses of aspen and cottonwood trees.Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
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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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Loss of forest globally is a critical threat to biodiversity and climate change.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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They also can be purchased through select vendors in the mountains that have partnered with the forests.John Meyer, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
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Meaning: From the alder grove Alternative Spellings & Variations: Delany Faun A faun is a kind of mythical creature found in Pan’s Labyrinth.Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Oct. 2024
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The Beach Terrace above is conceived as a lush oasis with a lagoon, a sandy beachfront and palm groves.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
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Here's what to do if that happens, or in any scary wildlife encounter Black bears are the only species of bear found in Arizona, and they can be found in forests, chaparral and desert riparian areas.John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
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West Coast/California California’s coastal sage scrub and mixed chaparral were a huge source of inspiration for us and can be found in different combinations from southern to northern California.Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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In her work at the cemetery, which has become overgrown with thorn bushes and weeds, Hanson has reportedly uncovered approximately 100 gravesites.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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For Virginian Heather Bien, that meant capturing her vacation rental’s bountiful rose bushes and its perch above the river below.Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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The driver slammed on the brakes and cursed her out.Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Ducati also linked the front brake to the rear brake lever for better control during panic braking, and the safety systems will vary the amount of front braking according to load, ride mode and other factors.William Roberson, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Brushwood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brushwood. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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