crofts

plural of croft, chiefly British

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Noun
  • Major projects in cities like Mississauga and Vaughan are transforming large tracts of land into walkable neighborhoods that blend residential, commercial and recreational spaces.
    John Krpan, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Proponents of the plan argued that these states were already majority white and contained large tracts of undeveloped land, making the territory ideal for white-only settlement.
    Paul J. Becker, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The two, three, and even four-bedroom residences are spacious, feature mature olive trees, relaxing grounds, and gourmet kitchens.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • That's sound on both economic and strategic grounds.
    Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Now, the decimation of the environment and indigenous people across the world, from the palm oil plantations of Indonesia to the cobalt mines of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has reached the shores of Great Nicobar.
    M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Gullah Geechee people are descendants of West and Central Africans who were enslaved on the rice, indigo and cotton plantations on the Sea Islands of the lower Atlantic states, including part of north Florida.
    Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some invasive ornamental grasses include pampas grass, Mexican feather grass, and fountaingrass.
    Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Initial reports claimed that armed militias burned hundreds of wealthy landowners’ homes and manors.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Producers searched for historic manors with the electrical capacity to support twelve ovens and an entire crew.
    Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • There are various locations within the park that are good for northern lights viewing, from the miles of lakeshore to backcountry clearings—really, anywhere with unobstructed, north-facing views will do.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Louisville had already increased homeless camp clearings under Greenberg before the law was passed.
    Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Ramona took advantage of her neighborhood walks with Cookey to get ideas from her neighbors’ gardens and, from there, formed an image in her mind of how to lay it out.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The game looks to utilize many systems akin to Animal Crossing like resource collecting and management, as well as crafting to build out houses, gardens, and community areas.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • How were the 10Best orchards chosen?
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Head just out of town to see covered bridges, farms, antique shops, and apple orchards selling apples and cider doughnuts.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Crofts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crofts. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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