arable

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Recent Examples of arable With most of the population living in urban areas, limited access to arable land and water becomes a major driver of food insecurity. David Beasley, Time, 14 Nov. 2025 Seaweed grows fast, needs no pesticides, requires no arable land, and thrives in marine environments. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025 For instance, the Bangladesh delta, one of the most fertile and densely populated areas in the world, is already experiencing problems, including salinity intrusion, rising sea levels and the loss of arable land. Pintu Kumar Mahla, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025 According to Keel Labs, its Kelsun fiber is made from seaweed biopolymers and requires no freshwater or arable land while remaining non-toxic and biodegradable. Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for arable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arable
Adjective
  • As well as acting as a bulwark against the desert’s encroachment, the greenery is intended to improve agricultural conditions and reduce political unrest in the area, and will act as a carbon sink, Gizmodo reported.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Smucker executives cited an executive order that excluded green coffee and other agricultural products as one reason for the decision.
    Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
Adjective
  • Few architects are better qualified to connect today’s city kids with their agrarian heritage.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Among agrarian humans, endosperm left its mark on our genomes.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • 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

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“Arable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arable. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.

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