Thesaurus results for FORESTS

forests

noun

plural of forest

as in woods

a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area the endless forest that the first European settlers encountered

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Recent Examples of forests Rather than honing in on a particular animal or region, the series takes a kaleidoscopic look at life on Earth by visiting different ecosystem types, including plains, mountains, jungles, forests and the mysterious depths of the ocean. —

David Faris, TheWeek, 13 Apr. 2026 Although some money is available from Proposition 4, a climate bond passed by California voters in 2024, more state, federal and private funding is needed to finish the job and maintain the forests, Mietz said. —

Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026 Best Things to Do As its name suggests, the redwood forests are the main attraction at Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve. —

Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2026 There are majestic overhead views, grand Pacific sunsets, houses tucked among surrounding forests, their lights showing like fireflies through the foliage. —

Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026 Redwoods are among the tallest and oldest trees on Earth and their forests store more carbon per acre than any other, according to a 2020 study by Save the Redwoods League and Humboldt State University. —

ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026 Maryland is 39% wooded, while forests cover half of the mid-Atlantic region — from Maryland to lower New York State — and 58% to 89% of states in the Northeast. —

Karl Hille, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026 Sichuan takins' native range is within the mountainous bamboo forests of central China, the Lincoln Park Zoo said. —

Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 The 2025 rediscoveries serve as a reminder that even species unseen for decades may still persist in remote corners of the world — and that the work of birdwatchers and researchers scanning distant forests and islands continues to make a difference. —

Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026

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Deep in the woods, a tree had fallen over a power line, blocking the road out of the canyon and effectively shutting off all of the electricity in the immediate area.

— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
Heather Kemps That eventually drove the couple to a tent in the woods of Pottstown.

— Kim Hudson, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026