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
Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
In 2022, the Federation sold more than $200 million worth of tuna to Japan, nearly a third of the total $650 million sold by tuna farms across the Mediterranean.
—Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 3 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
Mister Terrific; Pruitt Taylor Vince's Jonathan Kent sharing an emotional moment with his son Clark at the Kent farm; Beck Bennett's Daily Planet sports reporter Steve Lombard; Anthony Carrigan's Metamorpho; and more.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
In 2022, the Federation sold more than $200 million worth of tuna to Japan, nearly a third of the total $650 million sold by tuna farms across the Mediterranean.
—Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 3 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
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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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Dillon’s journey to running the ranch took an unexpected turn through the restaurant industry.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In Azerbaijan, the pomegranate is not only cultivated across 25,000 hectares of orchards, but celebrated in annual festivals, etched into frescoes, and lovingly folded into everything from savory stews to syrupy preserves.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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An investigation into Fuji Media revealed that the group’s TV network cultivated a culture of power imbalance and harassment.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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They were planted around a century ago, when the circus tycoon John Ringling and his wife, Mable, took up residence in their sprawling new winter estate in Sarasota, Florida.—
Thao Thai,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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James’ timber and forestry operation, based in New Brunswick, has planted more than a billion trees since 1957.—
Roy Canivel,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Finally, remember to harvest beans regularly to keep plants productive.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
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The American Journal of Transplantation study found that China is likely violating the dead donor rule, an ethical norm which requires all organ donors to be dead before their organs are harvested.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 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 15 Apr. 2025.
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