farm out
verb
farmed out; farming out; farms out
1
: to turn over for performance by another usually under contract
farm out a job
2
a
: to put (someone, such as a child) into the hands of another for care
b
: to send (an athlete, such as a baseball player) to a farm team
3
: to exhaust (land) by farming especially by continuously raising one crop
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But lawyering is also about judgment—that part can’t be farmed out to AI yet.
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Defender Alex Murphy, 21, is now unlikely to be farmed out, given Newcastle’s injury situation.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Or was the crime farmed out to a civilian, a Canton townie no doubt.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 19 Nov. 2025
Actual influencers could also farm out some of their engagement to their AI avatars.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 18 Nov. 2025
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Defender Alex Murphy, 21, is now unlikely to be farmed out, given Newcastle’s injury situation.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Or was the crime farmed out to a civilian, a Canton townie no doubt.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 19 Nov. 2025
Actual influencers could also farm out some of their engagement to their AI avatars.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Farm out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farm%20out. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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