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Recent Examples of canebrake
Of the 46 species of snakes known in Georgia, only six are venomous: copperhead, cottonmouth, Eastern diamondback rattlesnake, timber/canebrake rattlesnake, pigmy rattlesnake and Eastern coral snake.
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Nancy Clanton, ajc, 20 Apr. 2023
According to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, the timber rattlesnake — also called the American viper, black rattlesnake, eastern rattlesnake, timber rattler and canebrake — is a large pit viper with a wide distribution across the eastern half of the U.S.
—Muri Assuncao New York Daily News (tns), al, 14 Aug. 2022
The canebrake or timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) is a big, heavy-bodied snake that can grow to 6 feet in length.
—Mandi Albright, ajc, 26 Apr. 2022
The forest hid behind pioneer vegetation, the same canebrakes and cecropia trees over and over.
—Nell Zink, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
Those that are venomous include the diamondback rattlesnake, canebrake rattlesnake, pigmy rattlesnake, the copperhead, and cottonmouth or water moccasin.
—Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, 10 July 2019
The canebrake wrens use their elaborate duets to defend territory and attract mates.
—Tarpley Hitt, miamiherald, 29 Mar. 2018
The venomous canebrake rattlesnake dwells in the woods throughout most of the state, particularly hardwood forests.
—Beau Evans, NOLA.com, 12 June 2017
Nancy Clanton, ajc, 20 Apr. 2023
According to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, the timber rattlesnake — also called the American viper, black rattlesnake, eastern rattlesnake, timber rattler and canebrake — is a large pit viper with a wide distribution across the eastern half of the U.S.
—Muri Assuncao New York Daily News (tns), al, 14 Aug. 2022
The canebrake or timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) is a big, heavy-bodied snake that can grow to 6 feet in length.
—Mandi Albright, ajc, 26 Apr. 2022
The forest hid behind pioneer vegetation, the same canebrakes and cecropia trees over and over.
—Nell Zink, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
Those that are venomous include the diamondback rattlesnake, canebrake rattlesnake, pigmy rattlesnake, the copperhead, and cottonmouth or water moccasin.
—Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, 10 July 2019
The canebrake wrens use their elaborate duets to defend territory and attract mates.
—Tarpley Hitt, miamiherald, 29 Mar. 2018
The venomous canebrake rattlesnake dwells in the woods throughout most of the state, particularly hardwood forests.
—Beau Evans, NOLA.com, 12 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canebrake
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In December 2023, Jonathan Majors walked through a dense thicket of news cameras and climbed into the back of a black Chevy Suburban pulling away from the criminal courthouse in lower Manhattan.—
Rebecca Keegan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Mar. 2025
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Nor has the United States’ growing thicket of export controls and sanctions on Chinese firms and technology imports extracted significant concessions from Beijing.—
Nicholas Mulder,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Mar. 2025
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The trail begins among desert species like barrel cactus and creosote, followed by chaparral, scrub oak and manzanita.—
Dina Mishev Max Whittaker,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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Within a few hours, what started as a small fire in the chaparral quickly spread to homes built at the edge of the wildlands, many of them big, expensive homes with nice views that had been built by people who wanted to be close to nature or wanted some buffer from the chaos of urban life.—
Jeff Goodell,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
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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.—
Michael Dirda,
Washington Post,
2 Feb. 2023
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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
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In 2015, participating zoos began releasing the snails back into the forests of French Polynesia, marked with an animal-safe UV paint for tracking purposes, according to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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Its lush rooftop garden and 1,000-square-foot Vitoria Regia marble infinity pool transport you to the Brazilian rain forest with tropical flowers and palm trees swaying overhead.—
Katie Lockhart,
Robb Report,
27 Mar. 2025
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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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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
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Below us were hayfields and stone barns, copses and creeks.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Billionaire hedge fund investor Bill Ackman, who endorsed Trump last year, called on Trump over the weekend to hit the brakes on implementing tariffs for at least 90 days.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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The incident occurred after Larson applied the brakes suddenly upon seeing Tyler Reddick hit the wall.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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The woodlands are hilly, with numerous ditches and draws that run into croplands.—
Jeffrey A. Brunk,
Outdoor Life,
10 Apr. 2025
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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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“Canebrake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canebrake. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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