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
Mary Holland, Robb Report, 10 July 2025
And some of that is diesel tractors, crop dusters and other fossil fuel farm equipment.
—Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2025
With good stewardship, these projects can help keep land in agricultural production for the next generation, allowing families like mine to keep farming.
—Nathaniel Trojanoski, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
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Noun
To kickstart the cooking, a farm box, crowded with seasonal vegetables such as ramps and rutabaga, is delivered weekly from Amber Waves, a nearby nonprofit farm.
—Mary Holland, Robb Report, 10 July 2025
And some of that is diesel tractors, crop dusters and other fossil fuel farm equipment.
—Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
Verb
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, there are approximately 87.2 million cows currently being farmed in the U.S..
—Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2025
With good stewardship, these projects can help keep land in agricultural production for the next generation, allowing families like mine to keep farming.
—Nathaniel Trojanoski, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farm
Noun
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After Welles died in 1985, the director’s daughter decided to inter his ashes in a dry well on the Ordóñez family ranch in Ronda.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
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The working ranch is now being run by the seventh generation, managing the property’s agriculture, timber and livestock operations along with the hunting.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Ultimately, cultivating new talent, rather than trying to outbid the likes of Meta, may prove a more sustainable path for OpenAI in its quest to stay highly mission-oriented while supporting an industry grappling with a scarcity of top-tier talent.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
5 July 2025
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Lamont has cultivated an image as an affable aristocrat while spending about $60 million of his fortune on his four bids for statewide office.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
Verb
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And Aleesha spontaneously planted a kiss on Luke while celebrating their successful covert operation to get Karina’s laptop.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
10 July 2025
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Each household is eligible to receive two trees, and the trees may be planted on resident’s private property only.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Hand harvested, the grapes undergo fermentation and then age 77% in French oak barrels for 9 months and 23% in cement tanks.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Smartphone voice assistants, cameras, or microphones to harvest data.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Both cardboard and newspaper will break down during the growing season and can be tilled under with mulch before the next planting season.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
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Some pointed to the exceptionally dry conditions in central Illinois this spring even as the fields had been recently tilled.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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“Farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farm. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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