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
Well into the 20th century, the state relied on taxing land and buildings which, in that agrarian period, were major forms of personal wealth.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
McNally’s enthusiastic endorsement of Altadena and its agrarian and esthetic charms led wealthy families from the Midwest and East to [build] their winter homes in Altadena.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
What started as a small agrarian community is now the third largest city in Illinois, and one that consistently ranks as one of the best places to live and raise a family in America in national assessments.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
LaMalfa represented the state’s 1st congressional district, which spans much of the north state up to the Oregon border, a reliably conservative and mostly rural agrarian area.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
McNally’s enthusiastic endorsement of Altadena and its agrarian and esthetic charms led wealthy families from the Midwest and East to [build] their winter homes in Altadena.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
What started as a small agrarian community is now the third largest city in Illinois, and one that consistently ranks as one of the best places to live and raise a family in America in national assessments.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
LaMalfa represented the state’s 1st congressional district, which spans much of the north state up to the Oregon border, a reliably conservative and mostly rural agrarian area.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agrarian
agricultural
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Worries about a possible data center coming to Spring Hill have been put to rest, after the applicant on Friday withdrew its request to rezone more than 300 acres of agricultural land for industrial use.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Carnival rides, midway attractions and agricultural demonstrations soon became staples.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Agrarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agrarian. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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