as in forest
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area
the region's vanishing forestland
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Nearly half a million acres have burned in Idaho as fires engulf national forestland across the state.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
Great Mountain Forest is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit encompassing 6,200 acres of contiguous forestland in Norfolk, Canaan, and Falls Village, Connecticut.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
Opponents argue the project will lead to the militarization of the police and are concerned about the loss of forestland.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
In exchange for giving up their forestland to the U.S. Forest Service for logging, rural counties would receive a share of the logging profits, as well as other funds, to help pay for schools, roads and infrastructure.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
Great Mountain Forest is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit encompassing 6,200 acres of contiguous forestland in Norfolk, Canaan, and Falls Village, Connecticut.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
Opponents argue the project will lead to the militarization of the police and are concerned about the loss of forestland.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
In exchange for giving up their forestland to the U.S. Forest Service for logging, rural counties would receive a share of the logging profits, as well as other funds, to help pay for schools, roads and infrastructure.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forestland
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“Forestland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forestland. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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