as in gardens
a place where people grow fruit trees
an apple orchard
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Recent Examples of orchards
Apple Hill includes farms, gardens, orchards, vineyards, wineries and breweries sprinkled around the Sierra Nevada foothills.
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Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
Hosted at Grapevine House, surrounded by vineyards, pistachio orchards and olive trees, with breakfast and daily takeaway lunch from a local tavern.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
The farm supplied the peach and other fruit orchards with strengthening minerals as the cold front approached, according to the video.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Wineries, orchards, and gourmet eats dot the area around Traverse City’s lakes and bays.
—Sarah Miller, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Those enhancements will continue to support a productive landscape that includes apricot and plum orchards alongside rows of Merlot, Chardonnay, and Cabernet vines.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2026
Right now, beneath a quiet cemetery in upstate New York, millions of bees are tunneling through the soil, pollinating nearby orchards and quietly supporting an entire ecosystem.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
The orchards provide a large resource of blooming flowers in early spring.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
The road to Quinta do Pinheiro winds through orchards and open pastures along Portugal’s southern coast, narrowing to little more than a dusty track.
—Christine Chitnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2026
Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
Hosted at Grapevine House, surrounded by vineyards, pistachio orchards and olive trees, with breakfast and daily takeaway lunch from a local tavern.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
The farm supplied the peach and other fruit orchards with strengthening minerals as the cold front approached, according to the video.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Wineries, orchards, and gourmet eats dot the area around Traverse City’s lakes and bays.
—Sarah Miller, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Those enhancements will continue to support a productive landscape that includes apricot and plum orchards alongside rows of Merlot, Chardonnay, and Cabernet vines.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2026
Right now, beneath a quiet cemetery in upstate New York, millions of bees are tunneling through the soil, pollinating nearby orchards and quietly supporting an entire ecosystem.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
The orchards provide a large resource of blooming flowers in early spring.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
The road to Quinta do Pinheiro winds through orchards and open pastures along Portugal’s southern coast, narrowing to little more than a dusty track.
—Christine Chitnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchards
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Eco effort An eco-tour showcasing the hotel's lush gardens (watered with gray water) and native plants is available to guests.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Additional highlights include a children’s play area, a small vineyard, vegetable and melon gardens, and a four-car garage.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
15 May 2026
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Spend an afternoon exploring vineyards along the Long Island Wine Trail; Kontokosta Winery in Greenpoint is the North Fork’s only waterfront winery, and Borghese Vineyard and Winery is the region’s oldest vineyard and a lovely place to picnic.—
Sarah Buder,
AFAR Media,
2 Oct. 2025
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As for the current harvest, some local vineyards, like Ascona on Skyline, are completely sold out and most of the fruit has been picked, according to vineyard manager Ken Swegles.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Arkansas Farm Trail, now in its second year, features 39 Natural State farms raising and selling their crops on location.—
Jack Schnedler,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2026
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But for a long time, there wasn't a standard way of comparing the dizzying array of beans produced on farms across the tropics.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
10 May 2026
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Channel Islands National Park, California A throwback to old California, the five-island park preserves paleolithic digs, frontier-era ranches and relics of Spanish exploration.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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But unlike plenty of wealthy investors who buy ranches as status symbols or hunting playgrounds, Turner viewed his properties as restoration projects.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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The baroque church, the Alpine farmsteads, and Odle peaks rising behind them are strikingly beautiful.—
Jenn Rice,
Travel + Leisure,
7 May 2026
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Also part of that brief is Clara Ostrander, who had hoped a solar project would help protect two farmsteads in Milan Township that have been in her family for over 150 years.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
24 Apr. 2026
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