smallholding

chiefly British

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Recent Examples of smallholding According To Nutritionists By Hannah Coates The rural setting of Glebe House, a restaurant with rooms surrounded by a 15-acre smallholding, is crucial to the spell of the place, which is heavy on Devonshire air and the scent of baking porridge bread. Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 3 May 2024 Its contemporary décor is a world away from Heathcliff’s ramshackle smallholding, and includes luxuries like a swimming pool. Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2018 Today, farmers from 1,448 smallholdings, including representatives of 25 ethnic minority groups such as the Lahu and Wa, bring their crops to Nestlé’s spanking new Pu’er headquarters. Time, 5 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smallholding
Noun
  • Here’s a clip from a Season 19 episode where Holmes returns to his old homestead and fishes for burbot.
    Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the homestead property exemption legislation was introduced to the Senate earlier this week on Tuesday.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This 71-inch hutch cabinet, made in a farmhouse style, gives you two huge spaces to work with.
    Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • There are also single spindle feet, a patina finish on the wood, and ship-lap style boards for a hint of a farmhouse aesthetic.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In the 1950s, banana wilt swept through plantations of the then-dominant Gros Michel banana, driving the variety nearly to extinction.
    Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Mecklenburg County unveiled Thursday the new design for the former Huntersville slave plantation closed by controversy four years ago.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Many companion plants are used to attract pollinators and other beneficial insects to the garden.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
  • In the end, soil testing is the first step in having garden soil that supports your success rather than working against it.
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Where to Stay: Located in the city’s historic center, Downtown Mexico is a 17th-century manor turned boutique hotel with a rare rooftop pool.
    Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The journey ends in Oxfordshire for a gala dinner in a 15th-century manor.
    Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The palate features fresh orchard fruit notes of apple and pear, dark fruit notes of raisin and fig, creamy vanilla, and roasted barley malt.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The park is home to several unique garden spaces, including an educational garden, an orchard showcasing local fruit trees, and a beautiful butterfly garden that supports pollinators.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The film, macabre and atmospheric from start to finish, relocates the classic folklore to an isolated hacienda in a Mexican village where a young woman has returned to bury her aunt.
    DeAnna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
  • She was born on May 29, 1917 and grew up in a hacienda in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
    Natalia Torija Nieto, ELLE Decor, 28 Sep. 2022
Noun
  • Under Danone, Horizon stopped sourcing milk in New England entirely and dropped 89 organic dairy farms, upending the businesses of families that had supplied Horizon for years.
    Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • In the short term, more is being allotted to farms and communities in Central and Southern California.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025

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“Smallholding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smallholding. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.

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