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Recent Examples of arboretum
The longer hike is a six-mile loop around campus that takes him past Beaver Stadium and the arboretum and along College Avenue, the epicenter of student life at Penn State.
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Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
The 250-acre site has a beautiful conservatory and children’s adventure garden and arboretum collections.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Then, the whole dish — married with bison sweetbreads — is roasted and presented in a clear bowl to resemble an arboretum.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
Crown Hill Cemetery Walk among more than 11,000 trees, from gingkos to elms, by touring the grounds of the historic Crown Hill Cemetery — an accredited arboretum.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 18 Oct. 2024
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Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
The 250-acre site has a beautiful conservatory and children’s adventure garden and arboretum collections.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Then, the whole dish — married with bison sweetbreads — is roasted and presented in a clear bowl to resemble an arboretum.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
Crown Hill Cemetery Walk among more than 11,000 trees, from gingkos to elms, by touring the grounds of the historic Crown Hill Cemetery — an accredited arboretum.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arboretum
Noun
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The armed group controls tens of thousands of acres of coca plantations and has gained significant political leverage as President Gustavo Petro’s Administration scrambles to secure agreements with armed groups critical to advancing Colombia’s broader peace talks and anti-narcotics efforts.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Leo’s fine, one supposes, as evil plantation owner Calvin Candie, but the role is not a natural fit for him.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Habitat loss has been insidious — croplands have been stripped of their bordering hedgerows and old fields and woodlots have been converted to housing developments.—
Bruce Beehler,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Aug. 2025
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The next morning Brooks and a buddy glassed the woodlot before moving closer.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Arboretum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arboretum. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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