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
Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
In the final days of the war, 12-year-old Nanning braves the treacherous sea to hunt seals, goes fishing at night, and works on the nearby farm to help his mother feed the family.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 May 2025
Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The model of subdividing tracts of land into small plots eventually expanded to the Midwest and was replicated through the 1862 Homestead Act, which granted settlers 160 acres of land in exchange for a promise to farm it.
— Made By History, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Clarkson's Farm Season 4 trailer breakdown The trailer, which was released today, shows the former Top Gear host struggling to keep the farm afloat while Kaleb Cooper is away on his book tour.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
In the final days of the war, 12-year-old Nanning braves the treacherous sea to hunt seals, goes fishing at night, and works on the nearby farm to help his mother feed the family.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 May 2025
Verb
The group warns the tariffs threaten around 35,000 jobs and could devastate entire towns that depend on citrus farming.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The model of subdividing tracts of land into small plots eventually expanded to the Midwest and was replicated through the 1862 Homestead Act, which granted settlers 160 acres of land in exchange for a promise to farm it.
— Made By History, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farm
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Cooper was raised on his family’s ranch near Monument, N.M. Honing his skills on his family ranch, Cooper began his career in rodeo at 8 years old as a breakaway roper.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Apr. 2025
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That ranch’s owner, Nick Scalisi, also operates Fern in downtown West Palm Beach.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Software alone can’t cultivate meaningful relationships.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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And when the focus shifts from guarding what’s been built to cultivating what’s possible next.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Verb
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Cena seems to be planting the seeds for his face turn.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Simple acts of letting clover grow in the lawn, planting native flowers, shrubs or trees can make a big impact for insects.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
11 May 2025
Verb
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Farms are struggling to find enough workers to harvest crops, which results in lower yields, a tight supply, and higher costs for consumers.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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Some content is less Miami Vice and more cottagecore: farmers harvesting poppy seeds, for instance.—
Antón Barba-Kay,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Weed seed beds are often abundant and new weed seeds are likely to germinate, even in the best prepared beds, particularly if they are tilled.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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At no small personal expense, the man tilled a large swath of local soccer soil.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farm. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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