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
Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
Growing up on a tea and coffee farm in Kenya, Ondoro started running in school.
—Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Sara Place, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
Specifically, Whole Foods is highlighting products created and farmed by female farmers this year.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The actress and socialite Eva Gabor was perfect for the role of Lisa Douglas, whose lavish life got upended when her husband bought a farm and moved them to the small town.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
Growing up on a tea and coffee farm in Kenya, Ondoro started running in school.
—Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Verb
Grazing can turn land that would otherwise be difficult to farm into food-producing land.
—Sara Place, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
Specifically, Whole Foods is highlighting products created and farmed by female farmers this year.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farm
Noun
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Joe Deviney, the county agricultural commissioner, said that so far none of the farms or ranches leaving the federal land has found a new location in Marin County.—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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In Strawberry Park Valley, this 15-acre ranch is about 15 minutes from the 182-trail Steamboat Resort.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Junho, who began his career as a member of K-pop boy band 2PM in 2008, has continued to cultivate a music career in tandem with his acting work.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Other key metrics include speed to market for new products, employee engagement, AI adoption, and whether new skills are being cultivated.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But that’s precisely what makes Melania such a curious development, the first time in either of her husband’s presidencies that the first lady has planted herself so directly in the spotlight.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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They were also filmed looking lovingly at each other before Chalamet planted a kiss on Jenner's lips, as seen in a video shared by CBS and MTV UK.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Be gentle, and harvest with a slight twist, or snip them off.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
13 Jan. 2026
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In Europe, Norway’s Over Easy Solar and Germany’s Next2Sun and SOLYCO Solar provide a variety of vertical solar panels that harvest morning, evening and winter light.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Tractors pass by, tilling the soil.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2026
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When spring comes, the cover crop can be tilled back into the soil to add nutrients.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farm. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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