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
Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the path winds through cypress groves and leads to the haunting ruins of Sutro Baths.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Its trails and groves and canyons can accommodate many more visitors.
—F.k. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Farmlands, olive groves, and pine forests were extensively burned by Israel’s airstrikes.
—Josiane Yazbeck, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
Set on a sprawling 400-acre ranch a bit over an hour southeast of Austin, Cattle Country Festival offers camping under shaded pecan tree groves along the bank of the Guadalupe River.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Its trails and groves and canyons can accommodate many more visitors.
—F.k. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Farmlands, olive groves, and pine forests were extensively burned by Israel’s airstrikes.
—Josiane Yazbeck, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
Set on a sprawling 400-acre ranch a bit over an hour southeast of Austin, Cattle Country Festival offers camping under shaded pecan tree groves along the bank of the Guadalupe River.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grove
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Set inland in the country’s western region, Cayo is defined by lush rain forest, winding rivers, and a strong sense of remoteness that makes everyday stresses seem distant and insignificant.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Road trips are also a great way to travel abroad, including driving through the Irish countryside, discovering rain forests and beach towns in Brazil, and more.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026
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Now the birds’ favored nesting habitats, the native pisonia trees and octopus bushes, are back.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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The tracks of Eastern cottontail are also a common sight — especially near thickets of chokecherry, elderberry and other bushes that provide safe shelter.—
Susan Koch,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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In recent years, Bitcoin has become widely regarded as an inflation hedge, often outperforming fiat currencies when global currencies depreciate.—
Jason Phillips,
Ascend Agency,
30 Jan. 2026
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Gold can continue to rally as private investors increasingly look to the precious metal as an equity hedge, according to JPMorgan.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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An additional 200 on-call contractors have been notified to be on stand-by for potential deployment to support DOT crews.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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It’s being said Texas — a university, mind you — will have a $40 million NIL payroll, which means this is Steve Sarkisian’s last stand.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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His mind is a tangle of occult connections, a rat king of red thread.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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One order of cioppino allegedly feeds two people but could sustain a family of four, packed with exclusively shellfish, including a tangle of Dungeness crab legs, squid tentacles, and petite shrimp.—
Becky Duffett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Walk in forests where dragonflies buzz and orchids bloom in secret copses.—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Except for two copses of skyscrapers in which our financiers—and finances—go up and down, London remains a fairly horizontal city.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
2 Nov. 2025
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But the couple had also added some imaginative touches to the wedding day, including a woodland theme that saw part of the aisle lined with trees.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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The cutesy, docile creature that’s associated with Disney princesses and scenic woodland whimsy is inspiring the latest nail art trend.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
28 Jan. 2026
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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 1 Feb. 2026.
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