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Recent Examples of underbrush
And the durable, water-repellent, quick-dry fabric has thus far shrugged off light snowfall, summer squalls, poison ivy, and even thorny underbrush.
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The Editors, Outside Online, 30 May 2025
Without regular, low-intensity fires clearing a mature forest’s underbrush, where shade-tolerant balsam firs thrive, the tree species can build up.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
Fueled by wind gusts, relative low humidity, warm temperatures, dry underbrush and a build-up of dead trees killed by an insect infestation, the Camp House Fire has quickly spread through the area, according to officials.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 May 2025
That folkloric significance is relayed in majestic opening footage of a nighttime thunderstorm as a pangolin ambles through scrubby underbrush, its armor glistening in the rain.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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The Editors, Outside Online, 30 May 2025
Without regular, low-intensity fires clearing a mature forest’s underbrush, where shade-tolerant balsam firs thrive, the tree species can build up.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
Fueled by wind gusts, relative low humidity, warm temperatures, dry underbrush and a build-up of dead trees killed by an insect infestation, the Camp House Fire has quickly spread through the area, according to officials.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 May 2025
That folkloric significance is relayed in majestic opening footage of a nighttime thunderstorm as a pangolin ambles through scrubby underbrush, its armor glistening in the rain.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underbrush
Noun
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The mother's body was under a black bag, having been killed several days before the infant who was found several hundred meters away in undergrowth.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
Arkansas Online,
14 June 2025
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The mother’s body was under a black bag, having been killed several days before the infant, who was found several hundred feet away in undergrowth.—
Colleen Barry,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Across the West, about three dozen fires were burning uncontained and another 80 fires were being managed to clear out vegetation that has clogged the landscape, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 July 2025
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Some properties in Waianae Valley use sheep to eat the overgrown vegetation.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Plus the foliage and tall stems of fennel and dill add a wispy touch to beautiful flower bouquets.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 July 2025
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The foliage, including the 200 rose bushes planted during a 2020 renovation overseen by First lady Melania Trump, will not be disturbed.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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“Underbrush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underbrush. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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