Thesaurus results for WOODLANDS

woodlands

noun

plural of woodland

as in forests

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 woodlands Cacao only grows in the tropics, which means the nearest actual cacao trees would have been at least a 3,000-kilometer trek away from the woodlands of the eastern US. — ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026 There are also wetlands, woodlands, savannahs, and mountain bush. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2026 The best way to tackle it is on the 27-mile Catalina Highway, a scenic byway that winds up from the desert floor through grasslands and woodlands, before ending in a mixed-conifer forest. — Nicholas Derenzo, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026 The project would develop warehouses and associated infrastructure, and the area is currently cropland, woodlands and wetlands. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 With France experiencing its driest year ever, a new fire raced through woodlands overnight in the Landes region on the southwest coast. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 Sometimes poison ivy will creep into beds from nearby woodlands, but these plants can also find their way into flower beds via seeds dropped by birds. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026 Eastern box turtles are native to New Jersey, and tend to prefer to live near woodlands and meadows, according to the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 The fire is burning largely through brush oak woodlands, Cal Fire Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit spokesperson Emily Kilgore told The Sacramento Bee. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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They will one day be used for restoration in forests, riverbanks and backyards.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
By September, cooler air moves across Lake Superior, local breweries begin pouring their autumn releases, and early color starts showing in the forests surrounding Marquette.

— Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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Monroe County Sheriff’s Office detectives and state investigators identified the man believed to have killed two sisters from New Jersey found dead in the woods in the Florida Keys in 1973.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
After, she was ostracized by her own community and lived the rest of her life isolated in a shack in the woods.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

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