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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Examples of thicket in a Sentence
a dense thicket of rosebushes
flushed a pheasant from a thicket of willows
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Moments of reprieve in the form of covered seating areas are sprinkled throughout the vast property, which is also dotted with mature towering trees, thickets of forest, and grassy lawn space.
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Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
In a sandy clearing near Israel’s border with Gaza, soldiers, civilians and tourists wandered silently through a dense thicket of poles.
—Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 13 May 2024
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Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
In a sandy clearing near Israel’s border with Gaza, soldiers, civilians and tourists wandered silently through a dense thicket of poles.
—Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 13 May 2024
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“Thicket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thicket. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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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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