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ranch

noun

ˈranch

Definition of ranch

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 Round or blunt toes were better suited to long days working the ranch. — Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026 The ranch can be reached only on foot, by mule, or by rafting the Colorado River. — Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 If the composite can maintain its performance in seawater, it could eventually be used in offshore power plants, marine energy islands and marine ranches. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026 Crews are working to fully suppress the Campwood Fire while monitoring its progress toward two ranches and the Bagdad mine. — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ranch

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farm

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Clark has raised the big birds since the 1980s, and said the few full-scale ostrich farms around the country are trying to meet a growing demand.

— Dylan Lovan, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Locals still had to do shopping in the nearby city of Uruapan, where Mayor Carlos Manzo was gunned down by a cartel operative last year, and work on their farms in the mountains.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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