Thesaurus results for THICKET

thicket

noun

ˈthi-kət

Definition of thicket

as in forest

a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush flushed a pheasant from a thicket of willows

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Recent Examples of thicket About 11 years later that house sits near what could become one of the largest power plants in the state, a thicket of gas turbines assembled to feed SpaceXAI’s artificial-intelligence ambitions. — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026 As the novel proceeds, these fragments gradually accumulate, and a whole social world emerges, a thicket of personal connections and memories. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 The Last Bison surrounded him with a thicket of acoustic instrumentation, including guitar, banjo, bass, and mandolin, while Fallon, cowboy hat planted firmly on his head, joined the fray with a washboard. — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2026 If this continues, whether as a coordinated effort or a thicket of unilateral measures, the effect on China could be a sudden and sustained shortfall in external demand. — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for thicket

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Noun

For afternoon tea or sundowners, the best spot on the property is the Jati Bar, a lounge on the terrace of the main building with incredible panoramic views of the forest and river.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Across millions of acres at the base of the Cascades, deep-moss old-growth forests mingle with the bright lime of young trees recovering after timber harvests and fires.

— Sophie Gilbert, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of forest

Noun

Hikers will uncover Romanesque ruins, ancient forests, crumbling monasteries, and orange groves along their way.

— Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
The glamping cabins are hidden among the trees in a cedar grove, and each comes with a kitchenette and indoor and outdoor fireplaces.

— Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of grove

Noun

In the fourth grade, Laura had suggested that the Jackrabbits’s meet in the loft rather than in the buggy bushes behind her house, but Carrie had refused.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Everywhere are cosseting details like stiffer mounting bushes and extra damping bars.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of bush

Noun

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
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

Definition of brushwood

Noun

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
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

Definition of coppice

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The project was on the side of a scrubby hill that looked nothing like the steep timber and chaparral where California’s destructive fires burn and the insurance market has fled.

— Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Stepping on stems is attention-getting, but the result is a wine that echoes the chaparral of the hillsides surrounding the vineyard.

— Laura Ness, Mercury News, 5 July 2026

Definition of chaparral

Noun

In one image, a forlorn man appears as if swallowed by a tangle of trunks and roots.

— Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
The brain’s surface has ridges and valleys, and CTE tangles are found in the depths of those valleys, called the cortical sulci, and surround blood vessels.

— Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026

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