as in forest
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area
the house is perched atop a hill amid a stretch of dense woodland
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Recent Examples of woodland
The search for the vaunted gourmet fungi takes place on a local family’s private woodland and is followed by a four-course tasting menu studded with your finds.
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Vivian Song, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2025
The company wants to rezone more than 80 acres of woodlands near Metacomet Road and Pinnacle Rock in Plainville to allow gravel mining.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
The woodlands are hilly, with numerous ditches and draws that run into croplands.
—Jeffrey A. Brunk, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2025
The pinyon jay — a signature species of Colorado's pinyon-juniper woodlands — has lost 70% of its population.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
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Vivian Song, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2025
The company wants to rezone more than 80 acres of woodlands near Metacomet Road and Pinnacle Rock in Plainville to allow gravel mining.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
The woodlands are hilly, with numerous ditches and draws that run into croplands.
—Jeffrey A. Brunk, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2025
The pinyon jay — a signature species of Colorado's pinyon-juniper woodlands — has lost 70% of its population.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woodland
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All cultural resources identified in the forest (native or colonial) will be protected during the implementation of forestry practices.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2025
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The musical is about a New York City gallerist, who, grieving the death of her son, drives cross-country and winds up in a redwood forest, seeking some kind of solace while tree-sitting.—
Michael Paulson,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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“Woodland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woodland. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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