as in grove
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
the rabbit darted into the chaparral
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On the right, there is a slight parting and narrow unsigned path of some 50 yards through chaparral to the mountain summit of 1,762 feet, marked by a metal stake in a mound of stones.
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Jim Holden, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
The fire is burning in thick chaparral that flourished during the rainy season but has since dried out, providing prime conditions for a fast-moving wildfire.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
During the wee hours that night, a bobcat slipped from the chaparral and sat down next to Peackoe’s grave as if to say goodbye.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
The wide, gently undulating track is largely unshaded, passing through chaparral punctuated with agaves, cactus and spots of piñon pine and juniper.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
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Jim Holden, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
The fire is burning in thick chaparral that flourished during the rainy season but has since dried out, providing prime conditions for a fast-moving wildfire.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
During the wee hours that night, a bobcat slipped from the chaparral and sat down next to Peackoe’s grave as if to say goodbye.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
The wide, gently undulating track is largely unshaded, passing through chaparral punctuated with agaves, cactus and spots of piñon pine and juniper.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
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The notes of orange blossom and honey are designed to transport you to days of long naps in the sun, walks through olive groves, and the occasional dip in the ocean.Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
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At Showcase of Citrus, an orange grove in Clermont, Florida, near Orlando, the gusts from Milton bent some trees at a 45-degree angle, owner John Arnold told ABC News.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
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And once that happened, autocracy would seem as natural as the forest.Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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At home in the tropical forests of Central and South America, these bats feed on various animals, including tapirs, mountain lions, penguins and, most often nowadays, livestock.Sebastian Stockmaier, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2024
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Hedden and a colleague approached the Marshes’ property through the woods and discovered a human skull in a thicket.Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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But the group doesn’t need to wade into that thicket.Bill Adair, TIME, 15 Oct. 2024
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During one expedition to what was once London, a young scientist, out gathering brushwood, unearths a small vacuum flask, inside which is a handwritten account of life in a small village called Beadle during the days leading up to the lunar catastrophe.Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
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Bare dunes were planted with ‘brushwood and windbreaks, perpendicular to wind direction’ so that the dunes do not interfere with the canal system and irrigated farmlands.Azera Parveen Rahman, Quartz, 27 Oct. 2022
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The castaway lifted his eyes slightly, barely making out the thick copse of palm trees dotting the horizon.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2023
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In fall, the Valley glows yellow and gold thanks to copses of aspen and cottonwood trees.Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
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The two most straightforward of the trials will involve large-scale planting of trees and bioenergy crops, including Miscanthus grasses and coppice willow, reports Robert Lea for AZoCleanTech.Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2021
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Another strategy, called short rotation coppice, involves planting fast-growing trees such as willows and poplars in extremely dense rows.Eric Toensmeier, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2020
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Green tea is a popular type of tea made from the unoxidized leaves of the Camellia sinensis bush.Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, Verywell Health, 25 Oct. 2024
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We were interrupted halfway through by a young bull moose wandering through to eat the ripe currants off bushes that were scattered around the area.New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
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The smart cruise system uses motor output controls to adjust speed and will not activate the brakes.William Roberson, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Tammy then nearly drives into a tree, starting to panic after having to slam on the brakes at the last minute.Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Chaparral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaparral. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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