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
Examples of thicket in a Sentence
a dense thicket of rosebushes
flushed a pheasant from a thicket of willows
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This tree is notorious for being highly invasive, often cross-pollinating with other pear varieties, resulting in dense, thorny thickets that disrupt local ecosystems.
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Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
The area sandwiched between the Atlantic Ocean and the Currituck Sound is packed with maritime forests, sand dunes, and shrub thickets, all untouched, all wild, and all waiting patiently for visitors to explore.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
The solution, Shive and Conway said, is removing many of the overgrown smaller trees that surround the giant sequoias in dense thickets, like white fir, red fir and incense cedar.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
The oasis is packed with dense thickets of date palms and banana plantations.
—Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
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Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
The area sandwiched between the Atlantic Ocean and the Currituck Sound is packed with maritime forests, sand dunes, and shrub thickets, all untouched, all wild, and all waiting patiently for visitors to explore.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
The solution, Shive and Conway said, is removing many of the overgrown smaller trees that surround the giant sequoias in dense thickets, like white fir, red fir and incense cedar.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
The oasis is packed with dense thickets of date palms and banana plantations.
—Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Thicket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thicket. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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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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