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 Downsizing agriculture’s water footprint will be critical, Castle said, because farms use about three-fourths of the water, much of it to grow alfalfa and other kinds of hay to feed cattle. —

Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 The cannabis and hemp sector has historically been built around agriculture; however, the future of high-value cannabinoids production may appear more like biotechnology and precision manufacturing. —

Thomas Andersen, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026 Boeing’s Kelly Ortberg is also on the trip, with the White House previewing a possible aerospace deal, along with other executives from the finance and agriculture industries. —

Katherine Doyle, NBC news, 14 May 2026 In India, the monsoon rains, which support agriculture and water supplies for hundreds of millions of people, have historically weakened during strong El Niño events. —

Pedro Dinezio, The Conversation, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for agriculture

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farming

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The marker says the cemetery became the final resting place of many Black residents, many of whom worked in the area’s farming fields, groves and packing houses.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Westport’s fishing and farming traditions have blossomed into a thriving local food scene, from roadside farm stands selling seasonal produce to some of New England’s finest farm- and ocean-to-table restaurants.

— Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026