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boscages

noun

variants also boskages

plural of boscage

as in bushes

a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush the land was dotted with tangled boscage that slowed any passage through it

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There, in the woods, Berezovska was shot in the head multiple times.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Stop moving and a horde of desperate, violent strangers sprint from the woods to try to steal their car.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of woods

Noun

Take the paved footpath behind Zori past olive groves to reach the ACI Marina, its restaurants and the taxi boats that take you to Hvar Town and the notoriously hedonistic beach club, Carpe Diem, on the neighboring island of Marinkovac.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
The 11-mile Hoh River Trail explores every nook and cranny of this serene rain forest, while the shorter one-mile Hall of Mosses loops through old-growth forests and maple groves, with a verdant canopy of moss providing shade along the way.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of groves

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Ecopsychologists have shown that the practice of gratitude puts brakes on hyper-consumption.

— CBS News, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
And unlike so many of today’s EVs, they’re actually designed to look good, and expose more of the powerful brakes behind, rather than optimized solely to slip through the air more cleanly to aid range.

— Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of brakes

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This coastal town, just south of the Oregon border, sits near lush redwood forests and boasts an 1856 lighthouse.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Liis Bo Eau de Parfum Inspired by the towering redwood forests of California, Bo combines vanilla bean with elemi, tobacco leaves, and of course, redwood pines.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026

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