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 The property includes a second home where the Wilders lived for a time, as well as a new museum designed to let the rolling hills, restored apple orchard, and peaceful farmstead take center stage. — Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 22 June 2026 For someone underwriting an almond orchard, the difference between a secure and a precarious water position is increasingly something a model can put a figure on before the deal closes, instead of a risk that surfaces years later in a re-appraisal. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 In 2010, more than a dozen apple growers sued the University of Minnesota for awarding exclusive rights to its SweeTango apple to an orchard that organized a cooperative of growers to market the variety. — Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 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. — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for orchard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchard
  1. garden
  2. farm
  3. vineyard
  4. ranch
Noun
  • The first wind phone was created in 2010 by Japanese garden designer Itaru Sasaki after the loss of his cousin to cancer and then later was dedicated to lives lost in the 2011 tsunami.
    — Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Leave some messiness in your garden and leave the leaves, as decaying leaves are great habitat for fireflies.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of garden
Noun
  • The only things keeping Kaskaskia from transforming into a complete ghost town are the richness of the land, too alluring not to farm, and the church.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The program takes students to the more than 130-year-old Nicolaus Dairy farm in Elk Grove and teaches them about food production.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of farm
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  • While his vineyard has enough bulk wine business to keep it up and running without Canada, Heuvel, who is also a board member of the California Association of Winegrape Growers, said other vintners will not be as fortunate.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
  • Santorini’s traditional kouloura vines are not trained upward like the vineyard rows many travelers know.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of vineyard
Noun
  • Once the ranch opens, the program will be free and offered as an option for those who are Medicaid-eligible through partnering organizations throughout the state.
    — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Videos of World Cup tourists trying — and raving — about Taco Bell, ranch dressing, even gas station Twinkies, have become the most durable meme of this year’s tournament.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026
Definition of ranch

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“Orchard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchard. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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