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
James F. Holden, The Conversation, 21 July 2025
The farm education center, Maplehouse, is also a highlight; weekly hands-on classes are hosted here regularly, as well as private events.
—Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
Foundation | 2024 | Australia | Jack Hinz | After experiencing the confronting realities of cow farming as a child, Anthony Walsgott abandons his life as a lawyer to purchase a pristine 120-acre block on Queensland’s Mary River—a place which is now home to Australia’s largest cow sanctuary.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
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Noun
Some of these organisms grow on waste milk from dairy farms and brewery wastewater – materials that cause fish kills and dead zones in ponds and bays.
—James F. Holden, The Conversation, 21 July 2025
The farm education center, Maplehouse, is also a highlight; weekly hands-on classes are hosted here regularly, as well as private events.
—Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
Verb
Daniel: What are the challenges for people who farm durians, figuring out the best time to harvest them, sell them?
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
Foundation | 2024 | Australia | Jack Hinz | After experiencing the confronting realities of cow farming as a child, Anthony Walsgott abandons his life as a lawyer to purchase a pristine 120-acre block on Queensland’s Mary River—a place which is now home to Australia’s largest cow sanctuary.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farm
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The jury was shown transcripts of angry emails and text messages between Serafini and his wife’s parents showing a heated, ongoing dispute over a $1.3 million loan from his in-laws to help fund his wife’s fledgling horse ranch business.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Hauser’s jaded ranch foreman Rip Wheeler, who first came to John Dutton as a young boy on the run after killing his stepfather to protect his mother, learned how to be a cowboy from John, who treated him like a son.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 July 2025
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As a media personality, Bongino spent years cultivating an impressive following on the right, many of whom remain behind him in this current fight.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
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While coffee beans originated in ninth-century Ethiopia, the plant wasn’t cultivated and brewed into the drink the world has come to know and love until the 15th century in Yemen, according to NESCAFÉ.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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The old sandy beach was converted into open space where the county is planting native vegetation and creating bioswales and rain gardens, which help reduce runoff.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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To avoid this, consider planting fast-growing crops in succession.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 July 2025
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Henry Hancock began to harvest the material there after the Civil War, shipping it off to San Francisco and other ports for construction projects.—
Ian Rose,
JSTOR Daily,
23 July 2025
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In 1758, José Antonio de Cuervo was granted permission by the King of Spain to land in the town of Tequila, Mexico, to harvest blue agave.—
Ronny Maye,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Both cardboard and newspaper will break down during the growing season and can be tilled under with mulch before the next planting season.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
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Some pointed to the exceptionally dry conditions in central Illinois this spring even as the fields had been recently tilled.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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“Farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farm. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.
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