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as in forest
often woods plural
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area
deer and mountain lions live in those woods
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Recent Examples of wood
Grafting joins together a piece of vegetative wood (called the scion) from a more rigorous tree.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2025
Selecting the right wood was also of the utmost importance.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
His winning ribs were from Wichita Packing Co. in Chicago and cooked with sugar maple, cherry and apple wood.
—Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
This means more wood—and, thus, more mass—at the area of the bat that will be making contact, increasing a player’s margin for error at that area.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2025
Selecting the right wood was also of the utmost importance.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
His winning ribs were from Wichita Packing Co. in Chicago and cooked with sugar maple, cherry and apple wood.
—Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
This means more wood—and, thus, more mass—at the area of the bat that will be making contact, increasing a player’s margin for error at that area.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wood
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wood
Noun
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The chair is made of plywood lumber, a blend of durable plastics, requiring no painting, staining, or waterproofing for easy maintenance.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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While Canada and Mexico provide a large part of the softwood lumber and gypsum used in the U.S. for new home construction, numerous raw materials and components, ranging from steel and aluminum to home appliances, come from China.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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And Dorian, despite the visual inventiveness on display, does go a bit overboard and overlong at times, particularly in a late, extended scene that makes use of pre-recorded outdoor footage that allows more than one Snook to race through a forest.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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Positioned against one of the most dramatic landscapes on earth, nestled among lush towering timbers, travelers embrace all senses.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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This increase was driven by higher oil and gas and surface revenues, which offset a decline in timber sales.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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“Wood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wood. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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