as in farm
a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock
lives on a cattle ranch in Texas that's as big as the whole state of Rhode Island
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Recent Examples of ranch
There’s also a miso ranch and slaw sando with rice vinegar slaw and miso scallion ranch.
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Connie Ogle
updated February 27, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
The ranch includes a variety of different types of flowers, including giant Tecolote ranunculus, which come in 13 colors.
—Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Sustainability is baked into the DNA with Hearst's longtime personal commitment to making things last (which stems from growing up on her family’s ranch in Uruguay).
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
Massive flooding in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state in May 2024 led to the deaths of at least 185 people and ravaged nearly everything needed for economic activity, from shops to factories, farms and ranches.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Connie Ogle
updated February 27, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
The ranch includes a variety of different types of flowers, including giant Tecolote ranunculus, which come in 13 colors.
—Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Sustainability is baked into the DNA with Hearst's longtime personal commitment to making things last (which stems from growing up on her family’s ranch in Uruguay).
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
Massive flooding in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state in May 2024 led to the deaths of at least 185 people and ravaged nearly everything needed for economic activity, from shops to factories, farms and ranches.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranch
farm
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The program will provide financing for on- and off-farm solar technology, designed to help reduce carbon emissions associated with cotton production.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Mar. 2026
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Aquifers are underground formations of sand, clay, gravel and rock that store and transmit the water that supplies our homes, ranches, farms, schools and businesses.—
Claire Marks,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranch. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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