arable

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for arable
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Adjective
  • If consumers get hit both on domestic and foreign agricultural products, there could be a cost to the GOP in the midterms, as well.
    Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Becca Jablonski, an agricultural economist who teaches at Cornell University’s Johnson School of Business, said the price increase is fueled by multiple factors.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Beneath the surface of this agrarian life, traditional gender roles exert a powerful force.
    Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Worries over Trump-era cuts IndyStar traveled south to Daviess County, an agrarian community that voted for Trump by one of the largest margins in the state, for the second leg of our reporting tour last week.
    Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Arable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arable. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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