as in forest
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area
the house is perched atop a hill amid a stretch of dense woodland
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Recent Examples of woodland
This woodland wildflower is adored for its unique blooms.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
Wildfires burn in the Carolinas Wildfires feeding on dry woodlands that were damaged by Hurricane Helene last year have together burned thousands of acres in North Carolina and South Carolina over the weekend.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2025
Photograph by Ted Richardson / The Washington Post / Getty
The workers of the U.S. Forest Service are the caretakers of our nation’s woodlands.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
For the farmer, rancher, or woodland manager who needs 365-day access to the unpaved and unimproved, these are add-ons to an already useful workhorse.
—New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
Wildfires burn in the Carolinas Wildfires feeding on dry woodlands that were damaged by Hurricane Helene last year have together burned thousands of acres in North Carolina and South Carolina over the weekend.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2025
Photograph by Ted Richardson / The Washington Post / Getty
The workers of the U.S. Forest Service are the caretakers of our nation’s woodlands.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
For the farmer, rancher, or woodland manager who needs 365-day access to the unpaved and unimproved, these are add-ons to an already useful workhorse.
—New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for woodland
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“Woodland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woodland. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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