as in forest
a small group of trees
They passed a grove of oaks on their hike to the lake.
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Recent Examples of grove
Rhododendrons and pine groves carpet the valleys.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
But groves obliterated vast stretches of pristine land.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
The tornado scarred tree groves along Switzer Mill Road, with the tops of hundreds of trees chopped.
—Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Each November, the family picks olives from the grove, pitting and curing their harvest.
—Nick Mafi, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
But groves obliterated vast stretches of pristine land.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
The tornado scarred tree groves along Switzer Mill Road, with the tops of hundreds of trees chopped.
—Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Each November, the family picks olives from the grove, pitting and curing their harvest.
—Nick Mafi, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grove
Noun
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This is perhaps an ideal time to hike through Yosemite and experience several of the amazing views hidden inside California's forest.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The personable presenter not only got on with people but managed to befriend a family of gorillas in the forests of Rwanda’s Virunga Mountains.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Perennial sunflowers are available that grow as bushes or tall shrub forms.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Along my walkway and all over my neighborhood, nasturtium flowers are opening like bright orange suns, fragrant lavender is attracting buzzing bees, and rosemary bushes are beginning to brighten with baby blue flowers.—
Senior Food Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
Noun
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The duo settled this week ahead of their courtroom showdown and issued a needle-thread media statement, which was a meaningless, blameless word salad with hedge sauce.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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The steps of the Met tonight resemble a mossy stone staircase bordered by lush hedge walls.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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The stadium capacity was increased from 28,000 for the upcoming World Cup, and the temporary stands were open for the first time on Saturday as a test run.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2026
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My eye goes first to a thin disc propped up on a wooden stand.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The major source is a 9,600-acre (3,900-hectare) tract latticed by a tangle of pipes and sprinklers along the river.—
DYLAN JACKSON,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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Mosquitoes really do play favorites — and the reasons reveal a fascinating tangle of genetics, body chemistry and evolutionary tracking that scientists are still untangling.—
Ryan Brennan
May 1,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The vegetation is mostly grassland, which shines with an almost alien-green intensity in the spring, dotted with copses of twisted oak and buckeye trees.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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His house sits across from what used to be a thick copse of woods.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There are more than 70 species, but the three most popular ones grown in gardens are creeping phlox, woodland phlox, and tall phlox.—
Farima Ferguson,
The Spruce,
6 May 2026
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In his first role since winning Best Actor at the 2026 Oscars, Jordan plays Ollie, a small woodland creature who swaps bodies with Ivy.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
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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“Grove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grove. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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