as in bushes
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
By March, the Amazon is deep into its wet season, a time when forest trails disappear under rising waters and canoes glide through flooded groves of trees.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
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
Scrivani likes to envision a future around the year 2130 where hikers on beloved routes like the AT, Benton MacKaye, and the Long Trail pass through groves of monstrous American chestnut trees and the smell of roasting nuts mixes with campfire smoke in the autumn air.
—Eric J. Wallace, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
The Gardens at Lake Merritt were built in the 1950s and feature 7 acres of idyllic water-and-forested space including bonsai and rhododendron groves.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 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
Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
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
Scrivani likes to envision a future around the year 2130 where hikers on beloved routes like the AT, Benton MacKaye, and the Long Trail pass through groves of monstrous American chestnut trees and the smell of roasting nuts mixes with campfire smoke in the autumn air.
—Eric J. Wallace, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
The Gardens at Lake Merritt were built in the 1950s and feature 7 acres of idyllic water-and-forested space including bonsai and rhododendron groves.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 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
Noun
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This mountainous region is known for its lush forests, lakes and valleys – and for being a hotspot for this year’s deadly bear attacks in Japan.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Brazil is also launching a program called the Tropical Forests Forever Facility with a goal of raising $25 billion for an investment fund that will yield dividends that pay for keeping forests intact.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Ground zero for two family weddings and several SAG-AFTRA events during the Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actress’s ownership, the light gray and white-trimmed structure is tucked away behind 20-foot privacy hedges and double gates and fronted by a semi-circular driveway.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
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Goldman is recommending adding downside hedges such as S & P 500 options overlays with drawdown probabilities at current levels.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Groves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groves. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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