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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
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This is perhaps an ideal time to hike through Yosemite and experience several of the amazing views hidden inside California's forest.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The personable presenter not only got on with people but managed to befriend a family of gorillas in the forests of Rwanda’s Virunga Mountains.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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This beautiful park rises from the heart of Marin County and includes deep canyons and sweeping hillsides are covered with cool redwood forests, open grasslands and sturdy chaparral.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Natural phenomena and animal science Five miles east of town, the University of California’s Hopland Research and Extension Center spans 5,300 acres of oak woodland, grassland, chaparral and riparian habitat, operating since 1951.—
Audrey T. Williams,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
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This tree is notorious for being highly invasive, often cross-pollinating with other pear varieties, resulting in dense, thorny thickets that disrupt local ecosystems.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
29 Apr. 2026
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Its large, thorny stems creep out from the base of the plant to form a thicket.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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Explore the pint-sized town of Summerhaven, a small community surrounded by aspen groves.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
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Where to stay at Mammoth Cave National Park Nestled in a grove near the visitor center are the rustic Woodland Cottages of The Lodge at Mammoth Cave.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Meant to evoke a medieval woodland, the installation will be composed of plants and trees typically found in East Sussex, where the Battle of Hastings—the primary subject of the tapestry—was fought in 1066 CE.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
14 May 2026
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First opened in 1876, outdoor enthusiasts love exploring Forest Park’s nature reserve, which is made up of more than 170 acres of forests, woodlands, savannas, prairies, wetlands, and more than 3 miles of waterways.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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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 16 May. 2026.
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