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Recent Examples of croft
Crossing to Scotland, Lerwick adds Shetland ponies and stone crofts, Kirkwall delivers Norse-meets-Scottish history and Skara Brae-era vibes, and Edinburgh’s skyline crowns it with castle views before the elegant glide up the Thames to Greenwich.
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Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, as the Highland Clearances violently removed tenant-farmer Scots from their crofts, the more communal, indoor instruments all but disappeared.
—Elena Saavedra Buckley, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
Living on a croft, our family was there for some months in early 1967.
—John McPhee, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022
Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, as the Highland Clearances violently removed tenant-farmer Scots from their crofts, the more communal, indoor instruments all but disappeared.
—Elena Saavedra Buckley, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
Living on a croft, our family was there for some months in early 1967.
—John McPhee, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for croft
Noun
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In recent years, Utah’s senator Mike Lee has led efforts to sell off huge tracts of those lands across the West to developers.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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Several civic organizations are working together this spring to raise money to buy the tract at 904 High Road in a rural part of the Kensington village.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As contractors build houses closer and closer to the historic Nelson Augustus Moore homestead in Berlin, preservationists are scrambling to save the stone-and-concrete home and 27-acre property.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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Franklin Roosevelt was president when Dalworthington Gardens was established as a post-Great Depression federal homestead colony.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Rain is expected to taper off by Saturday afternoon, with gradual clearing into the evening.—
April 3,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Kempe knocked down Nicolas Hague’s feeble clearing attempt, which was picked off by Artemi Panarin.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The commission, in conjunction with the zone change, also approved primary plat approval for the 146-lot subdivision to be named Heron Landing.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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Community Capital Partners submitted a development plat for the project in late December.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The epicenter of it all is the manor, home to the town's founding father, John, and his wife, Ruth.—
Kim Hudson,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The party was taking place at Waley-Cohen's family home, a 17th-century manor in Oxfordshire.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The decor is chicly understated with classic, subtle Hawaiiana touches, like textured grass wall treatments, tropical patterns in neutral tones, and beautiful vintage woodblock prints (there’s also a fantastic collection of art and artifacts in the lobby that shouldn’t be missed).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Areas with tall grass, brush, woodpiles or debris can create ideal hiding spots, especially during the hotter months.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The storm’s heavy rains caused widespread flooding that killed at least 43 people and led to the destruction of banana plantations, sorghum, beans, cassava, coffee and other crops as well as the loss of livestock.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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For about a decade, the Montgomery family operated the plantation as its own.—
Beverly Gage,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2026
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The concise menu – which is chalked up each day on a blackboard – uses produce from the restaurant’s nearby smallholding.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
23 Feb. 2026
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Today, countless smallholdings here still tend to the crop, like Jackie Russell, who offers tours of her family’s farm, a 25-acre site producing the Sugarloaf.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Croft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croft. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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