as in ranch
a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock
a farm that has been in the same family for five generations
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Recent Examples of farm
Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025
Bennett said that while there are dozens of farm advocacy groups in Washington, there isn’t one helping to develop policy and AFPI aims to fill that void.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2025
Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The model of subdividing tracts of land into small plots eventually expanded to the Midwest and was replicated through the 1862 Homestead Act, which granted settlers 160 acres of land in exchange for a promise to farm it.
— Made By History, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The Rockies’ farm system is ranked in the middle of the pack.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025
Bennett said that while there are dozens of farm advocacy groups in Washington, there isn’t one helping to develop policy and AFPI aims to fill that void.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
The group warns the tariffs threaten around 35,000 jobs and could devastate entire towns that depend on citrus farming.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The model of subdividing tracts of land into small plots eventually expanded to the Midwest and was replicated through the 1862 Homestead Act, which granted settlers 160 acres of land in exchange for a promise to farm it.
— Made By History, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farm
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Cooper was raised on his family’s ranch near Monument, N.M. Honing his skills on his family ranch, Cooper began his career in rodeo at 8 years old as a breakaway roper.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Apr. 2025
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That ranch’s owner, Nick Scalisi, also operates Fern in downtown West Palm Beach.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Of the traits the Bills are likely looking for, those are the more difficult to cultivate at the NFL level.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Keep coming back to your long-term vision, and cultivate this mindset among all employees, regardless of their role.—
Alexandre Bonvin,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Licensed series Young Sheldon has been planted in the top 10 list for a while after adding a new season.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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France’s immediate support is a payoff from seeds Carney planted early in his leadership.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Apr. 2025
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Farms are struggling to find enough workers to harvest crops, which results in lower yields, a tight supply, and higher costs for consumers.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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Some content is less Miami Vice and more cottagecore: farmers harvesting poppy seeds, for instance.—
Antón Barba-Kay,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2025
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Weed seed beds are often abundant and new weed seeds are likely to germinate, even in the best prepared beds, particularly if they are tilled.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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At no small personal expense, the man tilled a large swath of local soccer soil.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farm. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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