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
Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Departing from its 1905 depot like a moving postcard, the train follows the Toccoa River, passing sycamores and sourwoods, rolling hills, and farms along the way.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
For example, doors open for the Soil to Fork Experience, where visitors learn about farming the Quintosapore way and are then treated to an outdoor lunch with a view of the hills and Città della Pieve in the distance.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
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Noun
What Mill does is preserve food as a resource, keeping nutrients intact so they can be used to feed soil or farms.
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Departing from its 1905 depot like a moving postcard, the train follows the Toccoa River, passing sycamores and sourwoods, rolling hills, and farms along the way.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
While some companies stay in constant contact with the master perfumer when making their scents, some other brands farm it out.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
For example, doors open for the Soil to Fork Experience, where visitors learn about farming the Quintosapore way and are then treated to an outdoor lunch with a view of the hills and Città della Pieve in the distance.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farm
Noun
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The sisters flee to the ranch to avoid arrest, taking precautionary measures to conceal themselves.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Jett’s ranch, as well as two properties in Los Angeles County, were transferred to him, and Von Ferdinand also purchased another residence in Los Angeles County, allegedly with money wired from Jett’s bank account.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The key lies in cultivating self-awareness.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Words that call us not to manage time or extract value, but to cultivate and to care.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Give them an autumnal makeover by planting flowering kale and nestling decorative pumpkins inside.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
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While fall is a wonderful time to plant perennials and deciduous shrubs, there are also numerous annuals that can be planted in September and beyond.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The company applies a sociological attention to the gestures and dilemmas of people’s daily routines; once harvested, these insights are quickly incorporated into product designs.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Begin harvesting the larger, lower leaves when plants reach about eight inches in diameter.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Farmlands to wetlands George Tibbitts mostly farms rice, but his son Carson was tilling a safflower field on one mid-August morning.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The fragrance of dry grass mingled in the air with the dust kicked up by a tractor tilling in the distance.—
Elena Valeriote,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farm. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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