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Recent Examples of scrubland
The overwhelming majority of parents detained with children are sent to Dilley, a sprawling complex set amid scrubland an hour south of San Antonio, far from the communities where the families had been living.
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Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
Across the Mississippi River, in West Memphis, Arkansas, Alphabet's Google has broken ground on what state officials are calling the largest private capital investment in state history — a multibillion dollar campus rising from 1,100 acres of scrubland.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
In October, officers discovered remains in scrubland off the Great Central Way, near Watkin Road, which were then sent off for forensic testing.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Pros will play it as a par 4 – with sandy scrubland to the right and thick rough to the left.
—Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
Across the Mississippi River, in West Memphis, Arkansas, Alphabet's Google has broken ground on what state officials are calling the largest private capital investment in state history — a multibillion dollar campus rising from 1,100 acres of scrubland.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
In October, officers discovered remains in scrubland off the Great Central Way, near Watkin Road, which were then sent off for forensic testing.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Pros will play it as a par 4 – with sandy scrubland to the right and thick rough to the left.
—Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrubland
Noun
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The federal government manages 57% of all forests in the state.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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There are courts for padel, pickleball, ping-pong, and tennis, and plenty of trails for ATV forest drives and guided sound-of-nature tours.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Nearly a dozen fires have, together, consumed more than 26,000 acres of varied terrain in the region over the last week, in remote island chaparral as well as brushy foothills bordering neighborhoods.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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Readers also can tell with a glance whether the risk of wildfires is rising or falling, data that is of special interest to people who live in areas close to highly flammable chaparral.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
Noun
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These highly adaptable plants tend to sucker to form small but manageable thickets.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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For the bluebuck, the company is partnering with the nonprofit Advanced Conservation Strategies to navigate regulatory thickets in potential host countries where the animals could live on wild land with the proper vegetation and climate, in herds large enough to be genetically viable.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The vegetation is mostly grassland, which shines with an almost alien-green intensity in the spring, dotted with copses of twisted oak and buckeye trees.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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His house sits across from what used to be a thick copse of woods.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Archaeologists found that the site’s foragers had crafted small huts from brushwood, weaving them into dome-like structures enclosing a central hearth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Here, the train rolls into one of Scotland’s most remote stations, arriving via a line built up on a raft of roots and brushwood because traditional foundations failed in the boggy ground.—
Rosie Conroy,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Deluxe pavilions come with 12-meter pools and the best views over the olive groves to the sea.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Next, the group met Sean Burgess, who introduced them to the orange groves and explained the difference between Valencia and Navel oranges — complete with fresh orange slices.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
Noun
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This tropical-looking vine is native to eastern woodlands where its stunning red-orange blooms provide an early source of nectar for hummingbirds and butterflies.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 May 2026
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Yellow River will deliver a tranquil stay where river intersects dense woodland; West Point Lake will sit between pine lands and lakeshore; and Oculmogee will deliver a setting in ancient wetlands.—
C.C. Weiss
May 27,
New Atlas,
27 May 2026
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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“Scrubland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrubland. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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