arable

adjective

Definition of arablenext
as in agricultural

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Recent Examples of arable That is another area in which dreams smack into the reality of Cuban state, which owns 80% of all arable land. — Sarah Moreno updated March 24, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026 Declining rainfall, rising temperatures, and storms that kick up dense dust clouds have rendered vast swaths of once-arable land unusable. — Michael Snyder, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026 Scarce arable land and soil degradation further constrain food production. — Mark Banchereau, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025 While farms like the Glendennings’ continued to pump out prunes on the arable land between the Bay and the mountains, the military-industrial complex set up along the mud flats. — Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for arable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arable
  1. agricultural
  2. monocultural
  3. agronomic
  4. agrarian
  5. farming
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  • Of particular concern is the stability of agricultural supply chains and fertilizers, according to the statement.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Societe Generale said agricultural commodity prices have risen 7% this month, with softs — such as cocoa, coffee and wheat — up 8% over the past week.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 20 July 2026
Definition of agricultural
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  • Some of that uptick is the monocultural nature of the game.
    — J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • In the runup to the 2025 Super Bowl, Fox had sold out its ads by August, a sign that advertisers were willing to pay a steep price for one of the last remaining monocultural events in America.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of monocultural
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  • Work on the 2025 vintage includes the use of Bouquet, a disease-resistant variety, a choice that is, allegedly, both agronomic and commercial.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • An agronomic guide or a turf guide will provide the optimal mower height for your specific type of grass.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
Definition of agronomic
Adjective
  • Among Hamilton’s many enemies was Thomas Jefferson, who preferred that America remain an agrarian society unsullied by finance and commerce.
    — Owen Lamont, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • Restaurant Pearl Morissette—a 42-acre biodynamic farm with an agrarian-centric tasting menu—was just awarded its second Michelin Star, and sits at North America’s third best restaurant.
    — Kate Dingwall, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of agrarian
Adjective
  • Connecticut has also seen a boom in backyard growers popping up in suburban neighborhoods with micro-farming businesses becoming more popular.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026
  • Some of those people may be professional myrmecologists (scientists who specialize in the study of ants) and fourmiculture (ant-farming) enthusiasts.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of farming

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