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Recent Examples of underbrush
Burning such fires to reduce the load of underbrush that could feed wildfires can help reduce fire severity and protect nearby areas.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
Frequent, natural fires can also help avoid catastrophic fires that occur when too much underbrush has built up for fuel.
—Justin Angle, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
Hot, arid winds blowing in from the Sierra Nevadas, White Mountains, and Klamath Basin strip whatever moisture there might be in the Los Angeles air, and that further dries out leaves and underbrush and other fuel.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Bushwhacking through the underbrush to follow the shouts, the team finally located the woman, who was showing signs of hypothermia and dehydration.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
Frequent, natural fires can also help avoid catastrophic fires that occur when too much underbrush has built up for fuel.
—Justin Angle, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
Hot, arid winds blowing in from the Sierra Nevadas, White Mountains, and Klamath Basin strip whatever moisture there might be in the Los Angeles air, and that further dries out leaves and underbrush and other fuel.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Bushwhacking through the underbrush to follow the shouts, the team finally located the woman, who was showing signs of hypothermia and dehydration.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underbrush
Noun
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But the scientists would later learn that Beryl, who moved attentively through the undergrowth with occasional pauses, responded the same way each time—by stepping forward.—
Avery Schuyler Nunn,
Scientific American,
20 Feb. 2025
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By clearing out the undergrowth, the plants that the park staff wants to blossom can have a chance to do so.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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These factors will combine with dry vegetation to increase the potential for the start and spread of wildfires across the area.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2025
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Tall palm trees and bamboo and beyond them high misty mountains covered with vegetation of a deep monsoon green.—
Amitava Kumar,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Gorgeous, blue-tinged foliage grows in a dense mat covering the ground, providing evergreen color and stabilizing the soil.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
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The amount of high-energy radiation that filters in through the foliage can vary greatly between habitats, some of which are heavily shaded by leafy canopies, while others are more open and allow more sunlight in.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Underbrush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underbrush. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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