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
Noun
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Western startups seek to create strong patents at their core and to develop thickets of IP to support them.—
Jim Euchner,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The thickets contain police officers, undertakers, insurance agents, attorneys, claims adjusters, benefits counsellors, human-resources workers, notaries, friends.—
Joseph O’Neill,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Below us were hayfields and stone barns, copses and creeks.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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After eight hours of hard fighting in a copse of trees near the hamlet of Kruglenkoe, the Ukrainians piled into armored trucks and sped back to the safety of the main Ukrainian line, half a mile to the east.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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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Those who have lived intimately, socially, and emotionally with their forest home understand this.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, household appliances, communication equipment, and forest industry were among the worst-performing subsectors.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Marchesi Alfieri At the intersection of Roero, Langhe, and Monferrato, in Italy’s storied Piedmont region, where vineyards meld among hazelnut groves and forests, the winemaking legacy of Marchesi Alfieri began in 1696.—
Michelle Williams,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The spectacle of corporations changing their posture in waves, like groves of saplings in a storm, may seem startling.—
Jeff Sommer,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In Los Angeles, some experts say there may be cases where clearing patches of chaparral around neighborhoods of houses is warranted.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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After burning, the chaparral is slow to recover, whereas invasive grasses are quick to move in.—
Anton Sorokin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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During the same interview, Mr. Trump praised the Secret Service agent who saw the rifle's barrel coming out of a bush.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2025
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According to two other witnesses, Blue Jr. hid two guns behind a bush in front of the building before officers arrived, the affidavit said.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2025
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The brakes worked handily during mashes and the steering is tight-tight without being too sensitive.—
Josh Max,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Any debt brake reform, including for defense spending, would rely on support from one of the fringe parties.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Brushwood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brushwood. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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