as in agrarian
engaged in or concerned with agriculture
he grew up in an agricultural community and farming was still in his blood
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Recent Examples of agricultural
The away jersey features a white background with green horizontal lines inspired by the state’s agricultural roots and meant to reflect layered fields, according to the press release.
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Idaho Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Junior vividly remembers his father struggling tirelessly to support the family as a campesino (agricultural worker), an electrician and more, while his mother, who had worked as a bank clerk in Mexico, cleaned hotel rooms despite her arthritis.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2026
And drones fly overhead in agricultural areas beyond Minneapolis, where Somali and Latino immigrants have settled in recent years.
—Kate Wells, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
Last November, Mundelein annexed and rezoned two properties, totaling nearly 250 acres, from agricultural to single-family residential.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Idaho Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Junior vividly remembers his father struggling tirelessly to support the family as a campesino (agricultural worker), an electrician and more, while his mother, who had worked as a bank clerk in Mexico, cleaned hotel rooms despite her arthritis.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2026
And drones fly overhead in agricultural areas beyond Minneapolis, where Somali and Latino immigrants have settled in recent years.
—Kate Wells, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
Last November, Mundelein annexed and rezoned two properties, totaling nearly 250 acres, from agricultural to single-family residential.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agricultural
agrarian
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Perched between China and India, the country of 30 million people has been plagued for decades by political instability, crippling a largely agrarian economy and worsening unemployment – structural issues compounded by rampant corruption.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Agricultural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agricultural. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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