as in farming
the science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock
the forest was cut down, and the land given over to agriculture
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Others include transportation and distribution, agriculture, mining, manufacturing and construction.
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Oct. 2025
It could be used, for example, to help ensure farmers were looking after their soil and practicing regenerative agriculture.
—Zoe Corbyn, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
With time, the mussels would cling to and clog up surfaces like irrigation pipes and hydroelectric equipment, threatening serious damage to Idaho agriculture and power projects.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2025
Bipin Joshi, a Nepalese agriculture student who was in Israel to study, was kidnapped from Kibbutz Alumim, according to The Times of Israel.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Oct. 2025
It could be used, for example, to help ensure farmers were looking after their soil and practicing regenerative agriculture.
—Zoe Corbyn, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
With time, the mussels would cling to and clog up surfaces like irrigation pipes and hydroelectric equipment, threatening serious damage to Idaho agriculture and power projects.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2025
Bipin Joshi, a Nepalese agriculture student who was in Israel to study, was kidnapped from Kibbutz Alumim, according to The Times of Israel.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agriculture
farming
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As early as the 1620s, the Dutch and English settlers who established farming and fishing communities came into conflict with the remnants of Algonquian-speaking peoples.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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Harvest season was the worst, Nandudu says, because couples would fight over how to spend the money earned from coffee farming, leading to a surge in domestic violence.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Agriculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agriculture. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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