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
Some see it as a way to modernize and generate jobs in this developing country, while others see it as an end to their way of life as an agrarian economy.
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 28 May 2025
Shifts from an agrarian community culture to materialistic urban industry left their mark.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 May 2025
The short American school day and year are still basically rooted in the 19th century agrarian needs to have the kids available to work the farm in the summers.
—Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
The community, perhaps because of its martial and agrarian origins, as well as a fierce sense of autonomy, plays an outsize role in trucking and transport in India and North America alike.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 28 May 2025
Shifts from an agrarian community culture to materialistic urban industry left their mark.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 May 2025
The short American school day and year are still basically rooted in the 19th century agrarian needs to have the kids available to work the farm in the summers.
—Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
The community, perhaps because of its martial and agrarian origins, as well as a fierce sense of autonomy, plays an outsize role in trucking and transport in India and North America alike.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agrarian
agricultural
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The National Park Service warns, however, that these invasive insects could pose a threat to agricultural production.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2025
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The pause on worksite immigration enforcement operations applies to the agricultural, hospitality and restaurant industries, which rely in large part on labor from immigrants, many of whom are in the U.S. unlawfully, the sources said, requesting anonymity to discuss internal actions.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 June 2025
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“Agrarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agrarian. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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