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
David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
Like many Kansas farmers who's profits have been wiped out by the record drought, the Beckers are working hard to hang on to their farm, which has been in their family for five generations.
—Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 16 May 2026
Earthrise rejected Becker’s arguments that the application does not properly identify wetlands that have been farmed.
—Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
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Noun
That’s what her dream is with Wayne, to go and live on a farm and take care of animals and have kids and babies.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
Like many Kansas farmers who's profits have been wiped out by the record drought, the Beckers are working hard to hang on to their farm, which has been in their family for five generations.
—Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Verb
Most of these settlers farmed, but then the cities of Cleveland and Akron encroached from north and south.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 16 May 2026
Earthrise rejected Becker’s arguments that the application does not properly identify wetlands that have been farmed.
—Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farm
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Designed by Uruguayan architect Carlos Ott and opened in 2010, Playa Vik was conceived as the coastal counterpart to Extrancia Vik, a horse ranch concept up in the hills north of José Ignacio.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Euphoria’s third season ends on a shot of the Miller family ranch.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
1 June 2026
Verb
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One of the best ways to assuage those feelings of mom guilt is to be intentional about cultivating things that are just for you.—
Joy Harden Bradford,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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Philosophers, theologians and educators have long considered patience an important character trait to cultivate.—
Christian B. Miller,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
Verb
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The city should not give away its most valuable land opportunity to the first institution willing to plant a flag.—
Christos Korgan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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After the Soviet flag is planted on the lunar surface for a second time, there's talk of Soviet missions to Venus and building bases on the Moon.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
Verb
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An edible garden by landscape designer Lily Kwong offers overseas travelers an introduction to local plants, like the butterfly pea flower, which is commonly used in Peranakan cuisine, and fragrant pandan, which is harvested for use in some of the hotel’s food and drinks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Global spending on agentic AI is growing exponentially, and the low-hanging use cases are largely harvested by now.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Prepare the soil through core aeration or tilling 4 to 6 inches deep.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
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Creative soil has to be tilled every once in a while.—
Peter Bogdanovich,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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“Farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farm. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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