as in grove
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
a small copse of trees shaded the back of the house
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Recent Examples of copse
The path climbs past copses of mountain hemlocks and red firs, and through alpine meadows dotted with wildflowers in the spring and summer.
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Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023
Smoke envelops a Russian bunker hit by the Ukrainians; the Buhay, hiding near a copse, is somehow spared from bombardment by enemy forces.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
NJ Agwuna’s lively direction fit neatly into Peter J. Davison’s festival unit set—a copse of tree trunks at stage right, an array of colored lightbulbs above—and Christelle Matou’s handsome, sculptural costumes made a clear visual statement.
—Heidi Waleson, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2021
The hulking mass of the Hagia Sophia, the sixth-century church that became the enduring symbol of Christendom, seemed like a basilica to me again, surrounded by a copse of slim, tapered minarets.
—New York Times, 12 May 2022
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Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023
Smoke envelops a Russian bunker hit by the Ukrainians; the Buhay, hiding near a copse, is somehow spared from bombardment by enemy forces.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
NJ Agwuna’s lively direction fit neatly into Peter J. Davison’s festival unit set—a copse of tree trunks at stage right, an array of colored lightbulbs above—and Christelle Matou’s handsome, sculptural costumes made a clear visual statement.
—Heidi Waleson, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2021
The hulking mass of the Hagia Sophia, the sixth-century church that became the enduring symbol of Christendom, seemed like a basilica to me again, surrounded by a copse of slim, tapered minarets.
—New York Times, 12 May 2022
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Meaning: From the alder grove Alternative Spellings & Variations: Delany Faun A faun is a kind of mythical creature found in Pan’s Labyrinth.Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Oct. 2024
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The Beach Terrace above is conceived as a lush oasis with a lagoon, a sandy beachfront and palm groves.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
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Here's what to know A dry fall fuels wildfires from East Coast to west and puts Arizona forests on watch Navajo families don't trust their tap water, study says, and overpay for outside supplies What is a La Niña winter like?Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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But the program alone is not enough to restore the forest, said Brian Reatini, a geneticist with the U.S. Forest Service.Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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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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Eisenberg is a warm, compassionate guide through a thicket of violence, abrupt endings, and youthful longings, and her book is an intelligent corrective to common true-crime tropes.Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 31 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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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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Here's what to do if that happens, or in any scary wildlife encounter Black bears are the only species of bear found in Arizona, and they can be found in forests, chaparral and desert riparian areas.John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
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West Coast/California California’s coastal sage scrub and mixed chaparral were a huge source of inspiration for us and can be found in different combinations from southern to northern California.Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Midtown Manhattan appears in vivid detail, with the rest of the country—Chicago, Kansas City, Los Angeles—a hazy expanse of rocks, bushes, and fields on the other side of the Hudson River.Frederick Hess, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Spread gauze on bushes to mimic cobwebs with creepy DIY spiders.Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2024
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The driver slammed on the brakes and cursed her out.Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Ducati also linked the front brake to the rear brake lever for better control during panic braking, and the safety systems will vary the amount of front braking according to load, ride mode and other factors.William Roberson, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Copse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copse. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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