free-range
adjective
: allowed to range and forage with relative freedom
free-range chickens
also
: of, relating to, or produced by free-range animals
free-range eggs
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Charles Coker, owner of T/C Outfitters near Hondo, Texas, manages thousands of acres of free-range whitetail habitat and runs dozens of feeders.
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Will Brantley, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell are embracing free-range parenting.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Before arrival, guests are emailed a list of provisions to order, all local: oats from Aberfeldy; bacon and sausages from Gilbert’s free-range farm in Taynuilt; milk from the Wee Isle Dairy on the Isle of Gigha; garden greens from Moll’s garden.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Over the years, we’ve been introduced to koala moms, helicopter parents, and free-range caregivers.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
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Will Brantley, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell are embracing free-range parenting.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Before arrival, guests are emailed a list of provisions to order, all local: oats from Aberfeldy; bacon and sausages from Gilbert’s free-range farm in Taynuilt; milk from the Wee Isle Dairy on the Isle of Gigha; garden greens from Moll’s garden.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Over the years, we’ve been introduced to koala moms, helicopter parents, and free-range caregivers.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Free-range.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free-range. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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