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
Mark Seliger, Vulture, 22 June 2026
The animal farm had a two-meter-high fence enclosing it, half of it underground.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 2026
Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Wild and farmed oysters can be the same species from the same coastal waters, but their shapes, shells, and heft will be different in ways most people never get the chance to notice, because wild oysters are rare at the average seafood counter.
—Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026
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Noun
Even hydrangeas from a farm stand.
—Mark Seliger, Vulture, 22 June 2026
The animal farm had a two-meter-high fence enclosing it, half of it underground.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 2026
Verb
As the rocks eroded and wore away into their iconic shapes, Native people hunted, gathered and farmed beside them.
—Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Wild and farmed oysters can be the same species from the same coastal waters, but their shapes, shells, and heft will be different in ways most people never get the chance to notice, because wild oysters are rare at the average seafood counter.
—Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farm
Noun
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An uncontained blaze in Utah’s Juab County has scorched 34 square miles, forcing the evacuation of Eureka and nearby ranches as firefighters race to shield homes amid fierce winds.—
Valerie Gonzalez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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Hidden Valley, for its part, couldn’t resist dropping into the TSA’s comments section, while fans in the replies pointed out that Hidden Valley’s powdered ranch packets, which already clear security without issue, were a viable workaround.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Verb
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Business owners still need to make difficult decisions, cultivate relationships with employees and customers, and create accountability inside their organizations.—
Scott Byrne,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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In his regular visits to Nuuk, Horn has spent much of his time cultivating relationships with business leaders and politicians like Pele Broberg, leader of the pro-independence Naleraq party, who has made no secret of their meetings.—
Joshua Hunt,
Vanity Fair,
17 June 2026
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The project in Boyle Heights would enhance bike lanes and pedestrian-level lighting and improve shading by planting more than 300 shade trees.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Rip planted his fist into Rob-Will's face during their first meeting in Episode 1, and things have only gotten more tense through Episode 7 (now streaming on Paramount+).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Verb
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His organs will be harvested on Saturday.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Now, researchers at Xidian University, China, are developing new technologies to harvest solar energy in space and transmit it wirelessly to Earth.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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Others are tilling similar ground, with MS NOW working to launch a broadband subscription offering that focuses on its community of viewers.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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Prepare the soil through core aeration or tilling 4 to 6 inches deep.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
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“Farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farm. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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