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Recent Examples of arable
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.
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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
But Brazil has several advantages over the U.S., not the least of which is its ability to vastly expand its area of arable farmland.
—Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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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
But Brazil has several advantages over the U.S., not the least of which is its ability to vastly expand its area of arable farmland.
—Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arable
Adjective
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For the first time, Farm Aid, a nonprofit agricultural organization, will bring its annual music and food festival to Minneapolis.—
CNN Staff,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Other contributing factors include animal and agricultural waste and failing septic systems.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The back-to-school ritual every fall, which is based historically on an agrarian calendar, constitutes a fresh start in the quest for education and opportunity.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Jefferson thought America’s true calling was to be an agrarian nation, for virtuous and independent farmers would also be perfect citizens.—
Doug Sackman,
The Conversation,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Arable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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