as in agrarian
engaged in or concerned with agriculture
he grew up in an agricultural community and farming was still in his blood
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Recent Examples of agricultural
Helpful sources at your university agricultural extension program can usually confirm the identity of noxious weeds like giant hogweed and poison hemlock.
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
The project, known as the Placer County Agriculture Resilience Initiative, was requested by members of the county’s agricultural community and is intended to guide policies that improve climate and economic resilience, according to a county staff report.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The building officials were also told that new buildings on the property were for agricultural purposes.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
While the exact source of the elevated air pollution is yet to be determined, agricultural burning and wildfires in other parts of the country are likely contributors.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 26 Mar. 2026
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
The project, known as the Placer County Agriculture Resilience Initiative, was requested by members of the county’s agricultural community and is intended to guide policies that improve climate and economic resilience, according to a county staff report.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The building officials were also told that new buildings on the property were for agricultural purposes.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
While the exact source of the elevated air pollution is yet to be determined, agricultural burning and wildfires in other parts of the country are likely contributors.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 26 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for agricultural
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agricultural
agrarian
Adjective
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Among agrarian humans, endosperm left its mark on our genomes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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By probing deeper into outer-borough New York and its agrarian history, White complicates our traditional understanding of slavery as rural and southern, showing how memories of that peculiar institution shape contemporary urban life as well.—
Omari Weekes,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Agricultural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agricultural. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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