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Recent Examples of field hand
The field hands who work there will earn wages well above what’s standard for this rural area of Portugal.
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Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
At that point, many field hands crossed the border and stayed for good — aging with each successive crop.
—Miriam Jordan Adam Perez, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
It is populated by the private investors who have poured funding into it, along with staff, field hands, and scientists; her employer is an officious, sometimes violent man.
—Mayukh Sen, The New Republic, 19 Oct. 2023
Several field hands had been playing checkers on the porch of the Bryants’ store that evening; one of them apparently told Mr. Bryant in an attempt to curry favor.
—Margalit Fox, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2023
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Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
At that point, many field hands crossed the border and stayed for good — aging with each successive crop.
—Miriam Jordan Adam Perez, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
It is populated by the private investors who have poured funding into it, along with staff, field hands, and scientists; her employer is an officious, sometimes violent man.
—Mayukh Sen, The New Republic, 19 Oct. 2023
Several field hands had been playing checkers on the porch of the Bryants’ store that evening; one of them apparently told Mr. Bryant in an attempt to curry favor.
—Margalit Fox, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for field hand
Noun
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Nationwide, egg farmers lost more than 38 million birds to the flu last year — nearly 14 million in December alone.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2025
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In 2018, a small Iowa farmer named Nick Schutt ran for Hardin County Board of Supervisors with a platform that included opposition to factory farms.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
7 Feb. 2025
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Covering the trunk and the surrounding planter are photos, signs, and handwritten notes.—
Federico Fahsbender,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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Macrame planters hanging next to an edgy print, a heavy square coffee table topped with delicate crochet coasters: Get creative with it.—
Maggie Gillette,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Feb. 2025
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The company is still keen to win more sliced and shredded consumers, and has new flavors like Carolina reaper and zesty ranch in store for next year.—
Brooks Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2025
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Sliders and tenders can be ordered at seven heat levels – no spice, lite mild, mild, medium, hot, extra hot, and reaper.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2024
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Selling her winter black truffles at $85 per ounce, Martin said her prices generally compete with Italian cultivators’.—
Alexandra Byrne,
NBC News,
10 Feb. 2025
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The plot eventually expanded to half an acre, aided by the addition of two rototillers, named Rosie and Victoria, and a field cultivator.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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These parcels were given to native Hawaiian tenant farmers in 1850 and were considered sacred to the generations who had owned them since.—
Joyce Chen,
Architectural Digest,
16 Jan. 2025
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The new draft act has its roots in the 1950s, when 30 to 40 percent of India’s farmland was worked by tenant farmers.—
Tim Hanstad,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Apr. 2016
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Meanwhile, fellow farmhands George Lombard Jr., Roderick Arias and Rafael Flores all received their first big league invites.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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But the Marlins also will give a long look to Matt Mervis, the former highly regarded Cubs farmhand who was rated the No. 5 first base prospect in baseball just a year ago.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2025
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California’s beautiful water was tamed water, a community irrigation water system ideal for the gentleman farmer.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Aug. 2023
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And if tuning out entirely isn’t your speed, such activities as foraging, beekeeping, flower collecting, and focaccia baking are all available to bolster the gentleman farmer vibe.—
Leena Kim,
Town & Country,
18 June 2023
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The aging tiller takes pride in that fact as well as his work.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Jan. 2025
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The no-nonsense, commercial look also stretches to the central helm with a trio of 22-inch Garmin screens as well as a tiller and joystick controls.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Field hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/field%20hand. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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