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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
On the northern end of California’s Central Coast, the region’s rolling hills and sunny beaches give way to misty bays and cypress groves, pounding turquoise surf and steep, plunging cliffs.
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Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
And Hulka doesn’t have any complaints about her new on-site office, at the clubhouse on the scenic lake built by movie star namesake Douglas Fairbanks in the 1920s to water his Valencia orange groves.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The land, which is home to herds of pronghorn antelope, mountain lions, wolves, mule deer and groves of aspen trees, was originally planned for geothermal development when Santa Clara city leaders bought it nearly 50 years ago.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
The aerial views were surreal—cliffs tumbling into aquamarine seas, olive groves stitched like patchwork across the land—Mallorca, seen from the gods’ point of view.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
These includes songs, dances and rituals that identified important communal resources such as springs, sacred groves and migration paths.
—Melinda Laituri, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
Recently listed with Savills for €36 million (about $42 million), the sprawling property doesn’t just have a grand residence but also an authentic castle, along with a consecrated 12th-century church, its own vineyard, and olive groves.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2026
In Santa Cruz, researchers and conservationists also deployed ultralight radio tags to better understand how butterflies move between overwintering groves, information that could help improve how overwintering habitat is managed.
—Meg Tanaka, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Before the freezes, Orange County’s citrus industry was dominated by individual growers, who had small groves spread from Oakland and Winter Garden east to Christmas and from Sanford south to Pine Castle, Conway and Windermere.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
And Hulka doesn’t have any complaints about her new on-site office, at the clubhouse on the scenic lake built by movie star namesake Douglas Fairbanks in the 1920s to water his Valencia orange groves.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The land, which is home to herds of pronghorn antelope, mountain lions, wolves, mule deer and groves of aspen trees, was originally planned for geothermal development when Santa Clara city leaders bought it nearly 50 years ago.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
The aerial views were surreal—cliffs tumbling into aquamarine seas, olive groves stitched like patchwork across the land—Mallorca, seen from the gods’ point of view.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
These includes songs, dances and rituals that identified important communal resources such as springs, sacred groves and migration paths.
—Melinda Laituri, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
Recently listed with Savills for €36 million (about $42 million), the sprawling property doesn’t just have a grand residence but also an authentic castle, along with a consecrated 12th-century church, its own vineyard, and olive groves.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2026
In Santa Cruz, researchers and conservationists also deployed ultralight radio tags to better understand how butterflies move between overwintering groves, information that could help improve how overwintering habitat is managed.
—Meg Tanaka, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Before the freezes, Orange County’s citrus industry was dominated by individual growers, who had small groves spread from Oakland and Winter Garden east to Christmas and from Sanford south to Pine Castle, Conway and Windermere.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for groves
Noun
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Folktales are filled with people fighting to survive in forests, steppes, and deserts, and evading and outwitting the wild beasts that dwell within them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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The beautiful white-sand beaches along the island's 75 miles of coastline are undoubtedly a large part of its appeal, as are its rain forests and waterfalls.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For instance, your hedges may need regular trims to clean up and neaten their appearance and keep a consistent straight side.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
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The hotel’s signature lush landscaping comes by way of overgrown grasses, flowering bushes, citrus trees, 225 towering palms, an herb garden, and a tunnel of hedges (all kept up by a full-time staff of eight gardeners), meant to give the grounds a South-of-France feel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Groves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groves. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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