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
Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2025
Those spruce trees had colonized fields once used for sheep farming.
—Jennifer Wolcott, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 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
These imports are often farmed in large industrial ponds, the building of which can contribute to the erosion of mangrove swamps and wetlands.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2025
Those spruce trees had colonized fields once used for sheep farming.
—Jennifer Wolcott, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 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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One family ranch will continue an agricultural legacy begun in 1970 even as subdivisions replace farmland throughout Northwest Arkansas.—
Annette Beard,
Arkansas Online,
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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Perennials to plant: allium, Asiatic lily, aster, astilbe, black-eyed susan, clematis, columbine, coneflower, chrysanthemum, daffodils, daisies, daylily, forget-me-not, geranium, goldenrod, Hellebore, hollyhock, hydrangea, lavender, peonies and roses.—
Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Now the physicist and tech entrepreneur is focused on chocolate — not from cacao harvested in tropical climates more suited to the plant, but from cacao grown right here in Southern California.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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The 10- to 14-feet-tall tree is easy to harvest.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Mar. 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 20 Apr. 2025.
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