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
Dell Cameron, Wired News, 3 June 2025
Between inspecting munitions plants and attending missile tests, Kim keeps making visits to scallop farms and tourist projects.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 8 May 2025
Other episodes include restoring tree islands, which the Miccosukee have historically relied upon for food (both farming and hunting), homes, and as a refuge when the U.S. government was attempting to drive them out of Florida.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025
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Noun
Steve Lyle, a CDFA spokesperson, says the possibility of people showing up to a farm without proper biosecurity training always raises concerns about virus spread.
—Dell Cameron, Wired News, 3 June 2025
Between inspecting munitions plants and attending missile tests, Kim keeps making visits to scallop farms and tourist projects.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
Verb
Many farmers have also come to rely on the subsidies given to farming other crops, which makes scrapping those too quickly also politically risky.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 8 May 2025
Other episodes include restoring tree islands, which the Miccosukee have historically relied upon for food (both farming and hunting), homes, and as a refuge when the U.S. government was attempting to drive them out of Florida.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farm
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The name of the town near the ranch, Teuchitlán, has become a rallying cry for justice and shorthand for distrust in the government.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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The ranch has cabins, glamping tents on platforms overlooking the river, and 10 primitive tent sites that either offer mountain views or river access.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
23 May 2025
Verb
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However, real estate value isn't built overnight; it's cultivated over years and often decades.—
Rodolfo Delgado,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Once known as the alligator pear, the avocado traces its history to southern Mexico, where the fruit, according to some experts, was first cultivated about 5,000 years ago.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Keep bellflowers cool by planting them in partial shade, making sure they are protected from the hot afternoon sun.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
4 June 2025
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Under city ordinances, developers must replace a certain percentage of trees being removed, in this case either by planting 320 new trees or paying a $156,954 fee, Latinovic said.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
Verb
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In a non-hurricane year, Fulford expects to harvest 1,200 pounds of cotton lint per acre.—
Rose Schnabel,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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Next year’s students can also plan to keep a few plants to harvest by early September during non-school hours.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Do this during the fall so that by spring, your garden bed will be ready to plant without needing to be tilled.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 May 2025
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Pine bark fines can also be tilled into a site before planting to help lower the soil acidity Tom MacCubbin is an urban horticulturist emeritus with the University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2025
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“Farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farm. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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