orchard

noun

Definition of orchardnext
as in garden
a place where people grow fruit trees an apple orchard

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Recent Examples of orchard Many of the orchards at Apple Hill opened to the public in August, The Sacramento Bee reported. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 In commercial orchards apple maggots are commonly controlled with insecticides targeting adult flies. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026 At the Kuala Lumpur Durian Experience Centre, near the landmark Petronas Twin Towers, visitors venture into a replica durian orchard to discover the fruit’s culture and history. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 When the 2023 flood came, his crew scrambled to set up about 30 diesel pumps and sent water flowing onto a vineyard and orchards of almonds, pistachios and olives. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for orchard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchard
  1. garden
  2. farm
  3. vineyard
  4. ranch
Noun
  • Rooms are below and the pools and gardens on the ground floor – though this does make the lifts a little confusing as numbers go up even though floors go down.
    — Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The home is set on a private acre of gardens, and features several verandas that are well-suited for al fresco dining.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of garden
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  • There are similar issues in competitive races in Kansas, Iowa and Ohio, where Republican acquiescence could hurt the party on Election Day as their constituents face factory layoffs, farm foreclosures and higher prices.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Van Zuilen observed many of the objects directly from his balcony from the town of Heiloo in the Netherlands, while others required van Zuilen to take his telescopes further afield to avoid capturing treetops and farm buildings in his field of view.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of farm
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  • There’s the private winery and vineyard, Pictograma, for starters.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Yes, there are wealthy vineyard owners, but there are also thousands of farmers, small and multigenerational wineries, farmworkers, cellar workers, truck drivers, restaurant and hotel employees whose livelihoods depend on this industry.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of vineyard
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  • The criminal charge came a week after the Pasadena Humane Society announced that the rare white fowl had recovered from its injuries and was relocated to a private ranch in Northern California.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Harrison, the heir to a Houston oil fortune who bought the ranch in 2017 for $105 million, rejected the prospect of selling all or most of the sprawling property to the state, according to the new report.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of ranch

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“Orchard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchard. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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