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
However, Faison does see clues in the painting about the work necessary to maintain the agrarian land.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2025
The northern shore is an agrarian Eden clogged with the rental cars of honeymooners, mainland families and other tourists on an Instagram spree.
—Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
More of the past awaits in the Boxley Valley Historic District, where the remains of an enduring agrarian community collide with some of the park's most beloved wildlife.
—Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
This era saw the rise of factories and reduction in agrarian economy.
—Ankit Pathak, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2025
The northern shore is an agrarian Eden clogged with the rental cars of honeymooners, mainland families and other tourists on an Instagram spree.
—Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
More of the past awaits in the Boxley Valley Historic District, where the remains of an enduring agrarian community collide with some of the park's most beloved wildlife.
—Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
This era saw the rise of factories and reduction in agrarian economy.
—Ankit Pathak, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agrarian
agricultural
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In the late 19th century, in the wake of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Japanese immigrants began arriving in California in search of opportunity, enticed by the promise of employment with mining companies, agricultural producers, and railroads.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Apulia has a mild climate, which creates the perfect environment to grow a great diversity of agricultural crops, and this project contributes to the reintroduction in the region of a long tradition of cotton farming, which dates back to the Middle Ages.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Agrarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agrarian. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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