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
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
In this way, thousands of bears coexist in a mosaic of forests, mountains, highways, farms, cities, and residential complexes.
—Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
Susannah Patton, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025
Where land has been converted for other uses, once-prime farmland often can never be farmed again.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
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Noun
While locations like a solar panel farm in the Australian outback fit the bill for near-future ground war, the result mostly feels sterile, amounting to a bunch of empty pathways bathed in stark daylight.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
In this way, thousands of bears coexist in a mosaic of forests, mountains, highways, farms, cities, and residential complexes.
—Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
The value of trade between the two countries has soared since the railway opened, much of it from agricultural exports farmed by Laotians on land leased to Chinese investors.
—Susannah Patton, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025
Where land has been converted for other uses, once-prime farmland often can never be farmed again.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farm
Noun
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The Fairfield Day Academy campus was just a big, ranch-style house discreetly set in a quiet residential neighborhood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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There are a thousand or so sanctioned rodeos every year around the country—the pro kind can offer million-dollar purses—but there are also many more smaller rodeos held every week on family ranches, 4-H fairgrounds, or tribal land.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This philosophy has guided their marketing approach, cultivating a loyal following that appreciates their attention to detail and passion for excellence.—
Wyles Daniel,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Married Matt and Amber Barnett overcame a little bit of jealousy and a lot of credit card debt to cultivate a stable relationship.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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What To Grow With Mums Thankfully, there are many beautiful options to plant with mums in a mixed flower garden.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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Campbell knew Springsteen’s tongue was planted firmly in cheek.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This extra moonlight was historically used by farmers to harvest their crops for longer after dusk amid diminishing temperatures and fewer daylight hours in the fall.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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The novel solution is a compact, top-like device that harvests kinetic energy from waves and vessel movements.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The rest was tilled into the ground.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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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,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farm. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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