Thesaurus results for BOSCAGES

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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Noun

In an elaborate fairy-tale takeoff, Homer abandons Bart and Lisa in the middle of the woods to help solve the family’s food-shortage problem.

— Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
Until this day in the woods, Dad, too, had treated my weight as her problem.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of woods

Noun

Just a half-hour north of San Diego, the property is comprised of over 600 acres of hills, meadows, Japanese gardens, and citrus groves, including 30 miles of private hiking trails and five acres of bio-intensive gardens.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
But that yield is reliant on farmers being able to access and harvest their groves.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of groves

Noun

New rules for e-bikes could be coming to Fort Lauderdale, but at least one commissioner wants to pump the brakes on the plan — and so far, she’s outnumbered.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Estrogen puts the brakes on the demo crew by capping how much gets torn down and keeps the building crew ramped up to finish the rebuild.

— Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of brakes

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Lange said preserving forests around reservoirs helps keep drinking water clean while reducing treatment costs for cities and towns.

— Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
The initiative pays developing countries to keep forests standing but has struggled to secure an initial $10 billion by year’s end.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

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