as in agricultural
engaged in or concerned with agriculture
an agrarian community the nation's agrarian history
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Recent Examples of agrarian
She wasn’t dissuaded two years later — and mid-renovation — when a $475 million Target distribution center was announced for the small city, creating an industrial foothold in a mostly agrarian area.
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Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
In the 1920s, oil drilling helped lift the economy of Venezuela, previously a very poor, largely agrarian country.
—Antonio MacHado Allison, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2026
His agrarian aptitude makes the man eager to expand.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
Well into the 20th century, the state relied on taxing land and buildings which, in that agrarian period, were major forms of personal wealth.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
In the 1920s, oil drilling helped lift the economy of Venezuela, previously a very poor, largely agrarian country.
—Antonio MacHado Allison, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2026
His agrarian aptitude makes the man eager to expand.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
Well into the 20th century, the state relied on taxing land and buildings which, in that agrarian period, were major forms of personal wealth.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for agrarian
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agrarian
agricultural
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Burlap & Barrel’s best-selling spices are grown only by smallholder farmers in other countries, under specific climate conditions unique to that place and using traditional agricultural methods not widely employed stateside.—
Ori Zohar,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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From large commercial operations to small-scale organic plots, farmers across Illinois and the country are trying to weather the sharp spike in agricultural costs driven by a conflict thousands of miles from their fields.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Agrarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agrarian. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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