as in bush
a small group of trees
They passed a grove of oaks on their hike to the lake.
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Recent Examples of grove
The reception was held in an olive tree grove where two long wooden overlooked the sea and fairy-light curtains hung from the hotel archways.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 June 2025
Several rural areas of the county, former ranches and citrus groves, are currently in the process of selling and are being prepared for development.
—James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
Moving further north Florida is one of the only places the subtropical fruit grows in the United States and groves cover more than 1000 acres across the state, most of them in the southern tip of the state.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
And to a collective—of parents and grandparents and ancestors and olive groves and hillsides that endured and perished or endured and survived and passed on their memories and practices and language to me, to us.
—Cindy Juyoung Ok
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 June 2025
Several rural areas of the county, former ranches and citrus groves, are currently in the process of selling and are being prepared for development.
—James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
Moving further north Florida is one of the only places the subtropical fruit grows in the United States and groves cover more than 1000 acres across the state, most of them in the southern tip of the state.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
And to a collective—of parents and grandparents and ancestors and olive groves and hillsides that endured and perished or endured and survived and passed on their memories and practices and language to me, to us.
—Cindy Juyoung Ok
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grove
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In 2018, the country industry's Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Nashville — the final resting place of George Jones, Tammy Wynette, and Porter Wagoner among many others — created the Lynn Anderson Rose Garden, consisting of over 100 hybrid tea rose bushes.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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For example, animals learn that a photo of hands (A) is correct when paired with a classroom (B), a classroom (B) is correct when paired with bushes (C), bushes (C) are correct when paired with a highway (D), and a highway (D) is correct when paired with a sunset (E).—
Olga Lazareva,
The Conversation,
1 July 2025
Noun
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This sanctuary consists of roughly 24 acres of wetlands, grasslands and forest.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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However, urban areas often have higher and more concentrated coyote populations than nearby deserts or forests due to easier access to food.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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That’s in part because major pro-Israel political donors in New York are considering how best to keep Mamdani from winning the general election in November — chief among them hedge funder Bill Ackman.—
Ron Kampeas,
Sun Sentinel,
2 July 2025
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Real estate, especially multifamily and industrial assets, may provide a reliable hedge.—
Ellie Perlman,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Money in, money out: Use classic methods, such as a lemonade stand, to teach earning money and managing expenses.—
Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
10 July 2025
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Whether his Medicaid stand will matter in next year’s election is unclear.—
David Lightman
July 10,
Sacbee.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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She had been dragged and pushed by two men into a copse on Hampstead Heath.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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The eyes in the sky gazed down on a copse of spindly trees in western Russia, hooking onto where North Korean forces were coalescing, a Ukrainian special operations forces commander, who is being identified only by his call sign, Green, told Newsweek.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In my experience, most sea salt sprays require some sort of trade-off: either tons of volume but tangles, or great wave definition but very little body.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
Glamour,
26 June 2025
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One of the most aggressive garden invaders, bindweed rapidly rambles through perennials and shrubs, creating a leafy tangle of stems and foliage.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 June 2025
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Native ginger, Asarum canadense One standout groundcover found in woodlands from southern Canada, through the Midwest and eastern North America is the native ginger, Asarum canadense.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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Tamarack’s vintage cabins have access to woodland trails and a boat launch, private lawn area, a queen-sized bed and private bathroom with shower.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
23 June 2025
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For that matter, Walden is organized by thematic chapters, because there’s not much plot to Thoreau spending some time in a shack on Emerson’s woodlot.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2021
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The next morning Brooks and a buddy glassed the woodlot before moving closer.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Grove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grove. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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