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Recent Examples of woodsy
The room was filled with a dense, woodsy scent.
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Moss and resin mingle to create a gorgeously woodsy, meditative fragrance that brings the crisp calm of the coniferous tree indoors.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Released in 2020 during the height of the pandemic, this documentary shows Swift singing every Folklore song live in a woodsy cabin in the Hudson Valley, building on the cozy cottagecore aesthetic that emulated our lives in isolation.
—Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
On the seventh floor, which houses 33 private infusion bays with TVs, a woodsy scent filled the air.
—Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
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Rye whiskey is the drier and spicier cousin of bourbon with an herbaceous edge, an edge which (as with the Sazerac, La Louisiane and others) is given a few dozen exclamation points with a dash of absinthe.—
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This creamy, cheesy pasta dish gets its extra spicy flavor from Andouille sausage, pepper Jack cheese, and Cajun seasoning.—
Adjective
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Claretta Surratt, 49, from Lancaster, watched the flowery extravaganza from beneath a black Juicy Couture umbrella and was bundled in a quilted jacket.—
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Cut the fluff, the warm-up, the flowery exposition.—
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The appeal of a head-clearing or aromatic essential oil is nothing new.—
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My trail instructed me to begin with a 10-minute session in the hot stone room, followed by a Kneipp walk, then time in the hydro pool, aromatic steam room, waterfall shower, bio sauna, and salt relaxation room, ending in the herbal tea room.—
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“Woodsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woodsy. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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