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  Woods

  noun

  Eldrick Tiger, born 1975, U.S. professional golfer.
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  woods

  plural noun

  closely packed trees forming a forest or wood, esp a specific one

Woods

American  

[woodz] / wʊdz /

noun

1. Eldrick Tiger, born 1975, U.S. professional golfer.

2. Lake of the. Lake of the Woods.

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woods ¹ British  

/ wʊdz /

plural noun

1. closely packed trees forming a forest or wood, esp a specific one

2. another word for backwoods

3. the woodwind instruments in an orchestra See also wood 1

4. informal an area or locality

   a quiet neck of the woods

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Woods ² British  

noun

1. See Lake of the Woods

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Woods ³ British  

/ wʊdz /

noun

1. Tiger, real name Eldrick Woods . born 1975, US golfer: youngest US Masters champion and first Black golfer to win a major championship; winner of the US Masters (1997, 2001–02, 2005), US Open (2000, 2002, 2008), British Open Championship (2000, 2005–06), and the PGA Championship (1999, 2000, 2006-07); in 2001 he became the only player to hold all four major titles at once

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Indigo Road Hospitality Group, an owner of restaurants and boutique hotels, named Catherine Woods as chief marketing officer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

A black Mercedes, which the BBC understands belongs to midfielder Lucas Gourna-Douath, 24, crashed on Millhouse Woods Lane in Cottingham, East Yorkshire.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Kaepernick watched the Mario Woods video at his parents’ home, as his mother questioned Woods’ role in his murder.

From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026

Anthony Woods and Jaivian Thomas followed with short touchdown runs as the Bruins scored 20 unanswered points to open the game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

There were more stars in the Red Woods than Danny had ever seen.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Boucher believes that frantic efforts to corral her may have further frightened Luna, who fled into the nearby woods.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

While the Nasdaq Composite ended Thursday in the green, the technology sector isn’t out of the woods just yet.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

If it comes to fruition, Trump's transformed golf estate would stand in stark contrast to the rustic Camp David, once a Great Depression-era camp in the woods for federal employees.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

He is buried in an undisclosed grave in the woods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Jonah reached three more kids before he felt a hand on his shoulder, just as they were about to step into the woods.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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