as in ranch
a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock
a farm that has been in the same family for five generations
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Recent Examples of farm
Sean Gregory, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
During the year, Stefani and Shelton live on an expansive ranch in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, where California girl Stefani has fully embraced the farm lifestyle.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
This means they are farmed on massive, dedicated plantations that grow nothing else.
—Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Williams dehydrates the farm’s Moringa leaves, which are packed with antioxidants, to make tea.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
During the year, Stefani and Shelton live on an expansive ranch in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, where California girl Stefani has fully embraced the farm lifestyle.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
Scientists first described stenophylla in 1834, when it was still being actively farmed in Sierra Leone.
—Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
This means they are farmed on massive, dedicated plantations that grow nothing else.
—Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farm
Noun
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Huston was forced to evacuate her ranch in the Sierra Nevada mountain range during the event.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Dillon’s journey to running the ranch took an unexpected turn through the restaurant industry.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Iran has cultivated an astonishing intellectual and artistic depth with far fewer resources than many other nations.—
Rebecca Ruth Gould,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Apr. 2025
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It must be cultivated with intention and consistency, and often, small steps are required to build it.—
Dr. Jennifer Bryant,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The only problem is that planting much of a garden requires having a home with a back yard, a comfort that many millennials gave up on ever achieving around 2008.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2025
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If planting in full sun be sure to provide consistent moisture.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In 2019, during the first Trump administration, agents in Mississippi used data harvested from Geo Group’s tools to help secure a warrant for a raid on a chicken processing plant.—
Paul Mozur,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The crop can be harvested at anytime but most leave the bulbs in the ground until the tops decline and flop over.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Weed seed beds are often abundant and new weed seeds are likely to germinate, even in the best prepared beds, particularly if they are tilled.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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At no small personal expense, the man tilled a large swath of local soccer soil.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farm. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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