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
Emily Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
Believing that the first job of the farm system is to improve the big-league team, Preller became comfortable with trading with a wide variety of teams.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Aileen Weintraub, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
Egypt fears the dam could restrict Nile waters that have been vital to farming for millennia.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
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Noun
The farm also has an oyster bar that serves chilled seafood, local beer, and crisp white wine.
—Emily Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
Believing that the first job of the farm system is to improve the big-league team, Preller became comfortable with trading with a wide variety of teams.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Verb
Luckily, Tommasino tracked down a 90-year-old woman who once farmed the land.
—Aileen Weintraub, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
Egypt fears the dam could restrict Nile waters that have been vital to farming for millennia.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farm
Noun
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In addition, both had childhood experiences at their grandparents’ hobby farms: Schneider’s grandfather had a horse ranch and vegetable farm in Michigan, and Alem’s grandmother grew corn, tomatoes and cucumbers in Louisiana.—
Nara Schoenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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The pair became a Hollywood power couple and tied the knot in 1988 during a top-secret ceremony at Reynolds' ranch in Jupiter, Fla., which was documented by PEOPLE.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This involves maintaining constant vigilance, cultivating mental resilience and being open to redefining your professional identity.—
Philip Samson,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Tuesday nights at the facility became a ritual for them, the three-time Super Bowl champion sharing war stories with student coaches and sleeping on an air mattress not all that far from Stretch’s closet; precisely when and where Stretch began cultivating and collecting stories all his own.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Water the new perennial thoroughly following planting to settle the soil around the roots.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
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Lake of the Woods Restoration: Join Seminole County Lake Management biologists and the Seminole Education, Restoration and Volunteer (SERV) Program in helping to restore Grace Lake by planting beneficial native plants.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Leaves harvested after flowering may be tough and bitter.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
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That hunt was planned to be seven-day event, but it was closed after just two days because bears were harvested too rapidly.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The grass and roots can then be raked out after tilling the soil and before planting flowers.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 June 2025
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Both cardboard and newspaper will break down during the growing season and can be tilled under with mulch before the next planting season.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
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“Farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farm. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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