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
Through the rejection of violence and the building of a peaceful agrarian society in accordance with Georgist principles, Tolstoy believed that the Christian task of creating the kingdom of God could be accomplished, not as a longed-for afterlife, but as a living, historic reality.
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Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 18 June 2025
The Nuba were traditionally agrarian, but by the late twentieth century raising cattle had become an important part of their livelihood.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
The temple walls are densely adorned with sandstone carvings that bring scenes from everyday existence to life—celestial musicians, amorous couples, agrarian landscapes—all frozen in time over a thousand years ago.
—Shalbha Sarda, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2025
In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, steamships and telegraphs accelerated the process as the Industrial Revolution transformed agrarian economies.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
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Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 18 June 2025
The Nuba were traditionally agrarian, but by the late twentieth century raising cattle had become an important part of their livelihood.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
The temple walls are densely adorned with sandstone carvings that bring scenes from everyday existence to life—celestial musicians, amorous couples, agrarian landscapes—all frozen in time over a thousand years ago.
—Shalbha Sarda, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2025
In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, steamships and telegraphs accelerated the process as the Industrial Revolution transformed agrarian economies.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agrarian
agricultural
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Yolo County’s agricultural zoning prohibits for storing fireworks, and the county had not granted any additional permit making an exception for the property, Yolo County spokesperson Laura Galindo said in an email.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 July 2025
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The revision also lets businesses withhold paid sick leave from seasonal agricultural workers and 14- and 15-year-olds.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
11 July 2025
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“Agrarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agrarian. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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