as in grove
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
a small copse of trees shaded the back of the house
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Recent Examples of copse
Pawpaw clusters are identical clones The trees spread out through root shoots, so a stand of trees will likely be genetically similar, which means one copse relies on insects to carry pollen over from a genetically different copse.
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2023
Most days, he can be found outside, smoking and pacing in a copse of trees right next to the hotel entrance.
—Joanna Slater, Anchorage Daily News, 8 July 2023
The path climbs past copses of mountain hemlocks and red firs, and through alpine meadows dotted with wildflowers in the spring and summer.
—Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023
Smoke envelops a Russian bunker hit by the Ukrainians; the Buhay, hiding near a copse, is somehow spared from bombardment by enemy forces.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2023
Most days, he can be found outside, smoking and pacing in a copse of trees right next to the hotel entrance.
—Joanna Slater, Anchorage Daily News, 8 July 2023
The path climbs past copses of mountain hemlocks and red firs, and through alpine meadows dotted with wildflowers in the spring and summer.
—Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023
Smoke envelops a Russian bunker hit by the Ukrainians; the Buhay, hiding near a copse, is somehow spared from bombardment by enemy forces.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copse
Noun
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Every year the club has a camping retreat at the grove under tight security.—
Paul Rogers,
The Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2025
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In addition to captivating views of the Magra Valley and Apennine Mountains, the property offers 14 distinct rooms, a swimming pool, a tennis court, and olive groves.—
Carissa & Dino Tozzi,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The whole sequence was shot in the forest with John Turturro on a day that just happened to be extremely foggy.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Sai Yok rock geckos live on karst rock formations in a forest at an elevation of about 1,300 feet, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 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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Stepping through the thicket is like being transported to another world — light shafts penetrate the canopy as the vegetation encloses you into beautiful woodland.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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As Jacob prowls through the dense thickets of Queen Elizabeth National Park, his every step—or leap—serves as a reminder of nature’s tenacity and the urgent need to preserve it.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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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.—
Michael Dirda,
Washington Post,
2 Feb. 2023
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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
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
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Orange County Fire Authority firefighters saved a woman and man from the San Juan Creek in San Juan Capistrano, California after receiving reports at 1:42 a.m. that they were trapped in the water, holding onto trees and bushes, the fire department shared in a social media statement.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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These bushes stay green year-round despite getting almost no summer rainfall.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Key to the Battista’s muscle management are Brembo’s six-piston carbon-ceramic brakes that can bring the car from a speed of 62 mph to a complete stop in 101.7 feet.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2025
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But the human motivation to protect ourselves pushed engineers, designers, and policy makers to make ever safer vehicles, creating airbags (which save an additional 2,756 people annually), antilock brakes, and dozens of smaller but important safety innovations.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Copse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copse. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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