as in thicket
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
cleared away the brushwood in order to build a shed
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Recent Examples of brushwood
During one expedition to what was once London, a young scientist, out gathering brushwood, unearths a small vacuum flask, inside which is a handwritten account of life in a small village called Beadle during the days leading up to the lunar catastrophe.
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Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
Bare dunes were planted with ‘brushwood and windbreaks, perpendicular to wind direction’ so that the dunes do not interfere with the canal system and irrigated farmlands.
—Azera Parveen Rahman, Quartz, 27 Oct. 2022
Now German firewood suppliers are buying from Poland, leaving some residents in both countries to collect brushwood.
—Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 26 Aug. 2022
To prove it, a model fort wall was built, with a huge pile of brushwood leaning against it.
—National Geographic, 3 Mar. 2016
To prove it, a model fort wall was built, with a huge pile of brushwood leaning against it.
—National Geographic, 3 Mar. 2016
Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
Bare dunes were planted with ‘brushwood and windbreaks, perpendicular to wind direction’ so that the dunes do not interfere with the canal system and irrigated farmlands.
—Azera Parveen Rahman, Quartz, 27 Oct. 2022
Now German firewood suppliers are buying from Poland, leaving some residents in both countries to collect brushwood.
—Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 26 Aug. 2022
To prove it, a model fort wall was built, with a huge pile of brushwood leaning against it.
—National Geographic, 3 Mar. 2016
To prove it, a model fort wall was built, with a huge pile of brushwood leaning against it.
—National Geographic, 3 Mar. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brushwood
Noun
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For months, Democrats have been wandering in a thicket of words.—
Jamie Malanowski,
Air Mail,
21 June 2025
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In early January, Nadia emerges from the last thicket.—
Joseph O’Neill,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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She had been dragged and pushed by two men into a copse on Hampstead Heath.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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The eyes in the sky gazed down on a copse of spindly trees in western Russia, hooking onto where North Korean forces were coalescing, a Ukrainian special operations forces commander, who is being identified only by his call sign, Green, told Newsweek.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
23 Mar. 2025
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
Noun
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Renowned nationwide for its abundant natural beauty, Wyoming comes equipped with vast lakes, towering mountains and verdant forests—and to experience all three in one fell swoop, Paintrock Canyon Ranch is the perfect spot.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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However, urban areas often have higher and more concentrated coyote populations than nearby deserts or forests due to easier access to food.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Silvery green olive groves produce the oil that’s served in the hotel’s three restaurants.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Groundbreaking took place in July 1954 on a 160-acre orange grove in Anaheim about 22 miles south of Los Angeles.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
9 July 2025
Noun
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But Voters Side With Trump Over Musk Add visiting the Morro Bay State Park to hike through salt marshes and coastal trails or walking along the boardwalk through pygmy oaks and chaparral in Elfin Forest to the itinerary.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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The next time fire rips through the chaparral in surrounding hills (a question of when, not if) this cluster of homes is being built to keep the flames at the subdivision’s edge.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In 2018, the country industry's Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Nashville — the final resting place of George Jones, Tammy Wynette, and Porter Wagoner among many others — created the Lynn Anderson Rose Garden, consisting of over 100 hybrid tea rose bushes.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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For example, animals learn that a photo of hands (A) is correct when paired with a classroom (B), a classroom (B) is correct when paired with bushes (C), bushes (C) are correct when paired with a highway (D), and a highway (D) is correct when paired with a sunset (E).—
Olga Lazareva,
The Conversation,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Stopping power is provided by Tektro hydraulic brakes.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 July 2025
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But now, City Council has temporarily hit the brakes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 July 2025
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“Brushwood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brushwood. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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