reforest
verb (used with object)
to replant trees on (land denuded by cutting or fire).
had reforested
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past perfectof reforest.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Laguna said First Quantum had reforested only a small fraction of the required land and noted it had five pending judicial cases centered on environmental concerns.
From Reuters ● Jan. 26, 2023
As of last year, the organization had reforested about 4,500 of the million estimated acres of spent mines — less than half of 1%.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2020
When asked why few Kentucky landowners had reforested mined land, Jeffrey Baird, the director of Kentucky’s Division of Mine Permits, said, “We cannot make them plant trees.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2020
As of last year, the organization had reforested only around 4,500 of the million estimated acres of spent mines — less than half of 1 percent.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2020
When I asked Jeffrey Baird, the director of Kentucky’s Division of Mine Permits, why few Kentucky landowners had reforested mined land, he said, “We cannot make them plant trees.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2020
