as in farm
a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock
lives on a cattle ranch in Texas that's as big as the whole state of Rhode Island
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Recent Examples of ranch
The couple got engaged on Thanksgiving in 2023 at the Fieri family's sprawling ranch in Northern California.
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Erin Clack, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Huston was forced to evacuate her ranch in the Sierra Nevada mountain range during the event.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
Dillon’s journey to running the ranch took an unexpected turn through the restaurant industry.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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
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Erin Clack, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Huston was forced to evacuate her ranch in the Sierra Nevada mountain range during the event.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
Dillon’s journey to running the ranch took an unexpected turn through the restaurant industry.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for ranch
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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranch. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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