1
: a dense growth of shrubbery or small trees : copse
2
: something resembling a thicket in density or impenetrability : tangle
a political thicket
a thicket of reporters
Examples of thicket in a Sentence
a dense thicket of rosebushes
flushed a pheasant from a thicket of willows
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In December 2023, Jonathan Majors walked through a dense thicket of news cameras and climbed into the back of a black Chevy Suburban pulling away from the criminal courthouse in lower Manhattan.
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Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Nor has the United States’ growing thicket of export controls and sanctions on Chinese firms and technology imports extracted significant concessions from Beijing.
—Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
Their inscriptions have faded and succumbed to ivy, leaving thousands of nameless stones in the thicket.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Through years of negotiations with Uber and its top rival, Lyft, lawmakers created a thicket of regulations in Washington and cities around the world — ones that new competitors now view as roadblocks that should be torn down.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025
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Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Nor has the United States’ growing thicket of export controls and sanctions on Chinese firms and technology imports extracted significant concessions from Beijing.
—Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
Their inscriptions have faded and succumbed to ivy, leaving thousands of nameless stones in the thicket.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Through years of negotiations with Uber and its top rival, Lyft, lawmakers created a thicket of regulations in Washington and cities around the world — ones that new competitors now view as roadblocks that should be torn down.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Thicket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thicket. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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thicket
noun
thick·et
ˈthik-ət 
1
: a thick usually small patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
2
: something resembling a thicket in being crowded together or impenetrable
a thicket of fans
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