as in farmers
a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it
went from being a simple soybean farmer to an agronomist specializing in soil management
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Recent Examples of agronomists
Oktyabr Dospanov, curator of the Nukus Museum of Art’s archaeology department, explained that rice cultivation in Karakalpakstan took off in the 1960s, when Soviet agronomists introduced it as a salt-tolerant crop for the area’s saline soil.
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Michael Snyder, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026
All 11 stadiums — even the four that play NFL football on natural grass — will bring in special sod carefully crafted by agronomists and approved by FIFA.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
There are humans in the cabin of the combine - mostly agronomists who study the operations and yield, and use this information to optimize seeding plans for next season.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The charity’s agronomists predict that one kit, properly tended, can yield up to two hundred pounds of produce in a single season, enough to supplement the diets of a family of four.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
There, architects, agronomists, artists, and anthropologists spoke about ways of reviving the desiccated landscape.
—Michael Snyder, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2025
Land O’Lakes is monitoring Oz’s ability to help improve farm yields with the right insights, the time saved in conversations between agronomists and farmers, and ease pressure on the workforce.
—John Kell, Fortune, 29 July 2025
Michael Snyder, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026
All 11 stadiums — even the four that play NFL football on natural grass — will bring in special sod carefully crafted by agronomists and approved by FIFA.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
There are humans in the cabin of the combine - mostly agronomists who study the operations and yield, and use this information to optimize seeding plans for next season.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The charity’s agronomists predict that one kit, properly tended, can yield up to two hundred pounds of produce in a single season, enough to supplement the diets of a family of four.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
There, architects, agronomists, artists, and anthropologists spoke about ways of reviving the desiccated landscape.
—Michael Snyder, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2025
Land O’Lakes is monitoring Oz’s ability to help improve farm yields with the right insights, the time saved in conversations between agronomists and farmers, and ease pressure on the workforce.
—John Kell, Fortune, 29 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agronomists
farmers
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The president’s promise of additional help comes at a critical time for farmers, who are being strained by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the Iran war.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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Burlap & Barrel’s best-selling spices are grown only by smallholder farmers in other countries, under specific climate conditions unique to that place and using traditional agricultural methods not widely employed stateside.—
Ori Zohar,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Agronomists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agronomists. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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