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
Reid seemingly has the perfect life as the star quarterback of Ransom High, Lauren’s boyfriend and heir to the Collins family ranch.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
The mind reader Frances Usher and her illusionist husband, Harry, lived there; Will Rogers, a prolific entertainer, liked to ride over from his ranch in the neighboring canyon.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Eoin Macken and Andrew Liner, who play father and son Davis and Reid, will not be returning as series regulars for Season 2 of the Netflix ranch drama, according to Deadline.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2025
Since then, he’s transformed the scenic spread into a working ranch and family compound, restoring historic structures, building new complementary ones, and carefully managing the land.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
The mind reader Frances Usher and her illusionist husband, Harry, lived there; Will Rogers, a prolific entertainer, liked to ride over from his ranch in the neighboring canyon.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Eoin Macken and Andrew Liner, who play father and son Davis and Reid, will not be returning as series regulars for Season 2 of the Netflix ranch drama, according to Deadline.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2025
Since then, he’s transformed the scenic spread into a working ranch and family compound, restoring historic structures, building new complementary ones, and carefully managing the land.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranch
farm
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Currently operating as a cattle farm, the property will remain agricultural use under a conservation easement.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Sep. 2025
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Queen next headed to Rockfield Studios, on another farm, this one in Wales, to begin recording.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranch. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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