as in gardens
a place where people grow fruit trees
an apple orchard
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Recent Examples of orchards
Set in the San Bernardino Mountains (like Big Bear Lake and Lake Arrowhead), Oak Glen is home to acres of apple orchards, bed-and-breakfasts, and a family fun park, Oak Tree Mountain.
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Chelsee Lowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 2026
Rosemaund sits in the agricultural heart of Herefordshire, surrounded by apple orchards and red, barley‑growing soils.
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Lewis Chester,
Robb Report,
27 June 2026
In the first quarter of 2026 the national number sat almost still while one state's orchards lost more than a tenth of their value, and only the calm half of that reached the headline return.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Abating vineyards and orchards costs thousands of dollars.
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Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Unfortunately, many Arkansas peach orchards took a big hit with a late freeze in mid-March and some orchards lost their entire crops.
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Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
16 June 2026
Owner Colby Barrett — a geotechnical engineer who specializes in rock slide mitigation — leaned into the land’s natural contours, sculpting the rock into 400-square-foot suites, complete with private patios looking out at the orchards, copper soaking tubs, and walk-in showers lit by skylights.
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Brittany Anas,
Denver Post,
10 June 2026
Named for the orchards that once grew there, the neighborhood is now a crowded jumble of low concrete blocks and demolition sites.
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Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
As well as the orchards and olive groves, Langes-Swarovski was behind the introduction of a vegetable garden and beehives producing saltmarsh honey, according to Sotheby’s.
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Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
Chelsee Lowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 2026
Rosemaund sits in the agricultural heart of Herefordshire, surrounded by apple orchards and red, barley‑growing soils.
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Lewis Chester,
Robb Report,
27 June 2026
In the first quarter of 2026 the national number sat almost still while one state's orchards lost more than a tenth of their value, and only the calm half of that reached the headline return.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Abating vineyards and orchards costs thousands of dollars.
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Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Unfortunately, many Arkansas peach orchards took a big hit with a late freeze in mid-March and some orchards lost their entire crops.
—
Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
16 June 2026
Owner Colby Barrett — a geotechnical engineer who specializes in rock slide mitigation — leaned into the land’s natural contours, sculpting the rock into 400-square-foot suites, complete with private patios looking out at the orchards, copper soaking tubs, and walk-in showers lit by skylights.
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Brittany Anas,
Denver Post,
10 June 2026
Named for the orchards that once grew there, the neighborhood is now a crowded jumble of low concrete blocks and demolition sites.
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Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
As well as the orchards and olive groves, Langes-Swarovski was behind the introduction of a vegetable garden and beehives producing saltmarsh honey, according to Sotheby’s.
—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchards
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The surrounding lawn includes topiary gardens and tranquil fountains.
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Instead of a hallway of bedrooms under a single roof, the sleeping spaces are dispersed across the property, each with direct access to the gardens — a design more commonly found in tropical destinations than in a tony coastal enclave about 35 miles north of San Francisco.
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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.
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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.
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Because data centers tend to be built in clusters where public policy is forgiving and resources plentiful, the bulk of Americans who share their neighborhood with server farms live in a relatively small handful of states, such as Virginia and Texas.
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In 2025, those farms delivered 351 metric tons of cotton grown on 2,030 dryland acres.
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Canals from the Deschutes still wind through Bend’s neighborhoods of single-family homes, and then to the estates, farms, ranches and destination resorts on the city’s outskirts.
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The area of Texas where Gracie is wandering is extremely rural, with many ranches that are privately owned, along with foliage and rough terrain.
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Some of the worst cases of the syndrome, for instance, have been on poor farmsteads in South Africa’s Eastern Cape.
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Settlements and farmsteads spread across the state, and each year the timbermen marched deeper into the woods.
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“Orchards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchards. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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