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a small group of trees
They passed a grove of oaks on their hike to the lake.
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Recent Examples of groves
In Southern California, Ojai is a serene haven of spiritual retreats, boutique shopping, and lush orange groves.
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Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
At Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, a rich marine habitat and trails through dense groves await.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
The pioneering college opened in 1885 and weathered difficult times early on, as the infamous winter freeze of 1894 destroyed orange groves throughout the state and crippled a key revenue source for Rollins, Lane wrote in his history of the school.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
On the Lebanese side, brown farmland and olive groves are inaccessible now to their owners.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park’s six sequoia groves are among the easiest to explore, with some of the most famous trees reachable via fairly flat trails of less than half a mile.
—AFAR Media, 28 Oct. 2025
Banana farms, coconut plantations and citrus groves perished in the storm.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
To distract me from the bombs exploding around us, my grandfather described his former home and olive groves in what is now Israel, which he had been forced to flee in 1948.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The work allowed for the construction of cattle ranches, citrus groves and homes, according to a report from the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program.
—Bethany Barnes, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
At Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, a rich marine habitat and trails through dense groves await.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
The pioneering college opened in 1885 and weathered difficult times early on, as the infamous winter freeze of 1894 destroyed orange groves throughout the state and crippled a key revenue source for Rollins, Lane wrote in his history of the school.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
On the Lebanese side, brown farmland and olive groves are inaccessible now to their owners.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park’s six sequoia groves are among the easiest to explore, with some of the most famous trees reachable via fairly flat trails of less than half a mile.
—AFAR Media, 28 Oct. 2025
Banana farms, coconut plantations and citrus groves perished in the storm.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
To distract me from the bombs exploding around us, my grandfather described his former home and olive groves in what is now Israel, which he had been forced to flee in 1948.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The work allowed for the construction of cattle ranches, citrus groves and homes, according to a report from the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program.
—Bethany Barnes, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for groves
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Great Basin encompasses more than 77,000 acres of stunning wilderness, including a cave system, alpine lakes, pinyon-juniper forests, and high altitude peaks.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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What about plants in eastern deciduous forests?—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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Those hedges are likely boosting foreign markets, which are smaller and more easily moved upward by influxes of new money.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
2 Jan. 2026
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Dense hedges can also be pruned to enhance air circulation in adjacent planting beds.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2025
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