1
: a dense growth of shrubbery or small trees : copse
2
: something resembling a thicket in density or impenetrability : tangle
a political thicket
a thicket of reporters
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a dense thicket of rosebushes
flushed a pheasant from a thicket of willows
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Gaëlle Girbes, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Any new leadership will inherit not just a broken state but also a thicket of challenges that defy simple solutions.
—Karam Shaar, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
In Taipei, the city’s trendy coffee shops are full and its famous night markets are bustling beneath a thicket of skyscrapers.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 16 Dec. 2024
The buck held back for a bit, until 10 more does emerged from a thicket and walked straight to the food pile.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Thicket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thicket. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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thicket
noun
thick·et
ˈthik-ət 
1
: a thick usually small patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
2
: something resembling a thicket in being crowded together or impenetrable
a thicket of fans
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