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Recent Examples of arable
News accounts of fires, floods, erupting volcanoes, plagues, the loss of arable land, and mass extinctions evoke a planet in collapse.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The 190-acre spread in the Santa Ynez Valley near Santa Barbara includes a hacienda-style main house, guest and staff quarters, horse breeding and training facilities, and about 75 acres of arable farmland.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
Some power centers were located within transition zones, while others were not; this may be due to the need for arable land, an additional factor that was key to power centers.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2025
And the infrastructure needed for adequate food production – greenhouses, arable lands, orchards, livestock and food production facilities – has been destroyed or heavily damaged.
—Yara M. Asi, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The 190-acre spread in the Santa Ynez Valley near Santa Barbara includes a hacienda-style main house, guest and staff quarters, horse breeding and training facilities, and about 75 acres of arable farmland.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
Some power centers were located within transition zones, while others were not; this may be due to the need for arable land, an additional factor that was key to power centers.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2025
And the infrastructure needed for adequate food production – greenhouses, arable lands, orchards, livestock and food production facilities – has been destroyed or heavily damaged.
—Yara M. Asi, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arable
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The group of teenagers lured Slemmer into a remote area of the University of Tennessee agricultural campus.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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By partnering with local farmers and ranchers, every dish celebrates the rich agricultural landscape of Arizona.—
Wyles Daniel,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Barns and fenced pastures, along with several greenhouses, hoop houses, and other agrarian outbuildings, make up the property’s farming facilities.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
24 Sep. 2025
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The northern shore is an agrarian Eden clogged with the rental cars of honeymooners, mainland families and other tourists on an Instagram spree.—
Matt Negrin,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Arable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arable. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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