Thesaurus results for AGRICULTURE

agriculture

noun

ˈa-gri-ˌkəl-chər

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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Recent Examples of agriculture The 2025 grads most likely to have found work soon after college majored in agriculture and environmental science, nursing, history or philosophy, and education. —

Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026 The agriculture industry in Egypt is massive, employing more than a quarter of its workforce and accounting for about 15% of its GDP. —

Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026 This year’s release also qualifies as an Estate Whiskey, and regenerative agriculture is still part of the production process. —

Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2026 When most Americans lived on farms, agriculture was part of daily life. —

Shelley Mitchell, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for agriculture

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farming

Noun

Meanwhile, Charles is expected to visit a grassroots community organization, Harlem Grown, which created a sustainable after-school urban farming initiative in an effort to combat food insecurity.

— Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
But some farming groups and organic farmers dispute the notion that glyphosate is indispensable.

— Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026