as in cultivators
a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it
a young farmer whose family has been growing wheat for many generations
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Recent Examples of farmers
Some of the food served will come from the papal estate’s farms while the rest will be brought in from local farmers who follow similar principles of sustainability and care for the environment, the priest said.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
By reducing costs, keeping inflation in check, improving efficiency, and enabling greater scale, this will create opportunities for every stakeholder in the retail value chain including farmers, MSMEs, producers, suppliers, kiranas (small stores) and the end-consumers.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
All that cheddar is certainly good news for farmers and manufacturers, but what about the health of consumers?
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Shop The Farmers Market Held every Sunday in Siesta Village, the Siesta Key Farmers’ Market brings together the town’s best makers, farmers, and small businesses, along with lots of locals.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Importantly for farmers, the amount of precipitation on the days with the most rain has increased by 45% over the past 50 years.
—Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent years have been hard on farmers, validating the pursuit of additional ways to save or make money from their land.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Buying organic blueberries from a weekday farmers’ market.
—Madeline Goetz, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2025
The Arizona Legislature opened the door for developers to use more groundwater in the Phoenix exurbs by taking over farmers' allocations.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
By reducing costs, keeping inflation in check, improving efficiency, and enabling greater scale, this will create opportunities for every stakeholder in the retail value chain including farmers, MSMEs, producers, suppliers, kiranas (small stores) and the end-consumers.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
All that cheddar is certainly good news for farmers and manufacturers, but what about the health of consumers?
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Shop The Farmers Market Held every Sunday in Siesta Village, the Siesta Key Farmers’ Market brings together the town’s best makers, farmers, and small businesses, along with lots of locals.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Importantly for farmers, the amount of precipitation on the days with the most rain has increased by 45% over the past 50 years.
—Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent years have been hard on farmers, validating the pursuit of additional ways to save or make money from their land.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Buying organic blueberries from a weekday farmers’ market.
—Madeline Goetz, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2025
The Arizona Legislature opened the door for developers to use more groundwater in the Phoenix exurbs by taking over farmers' allocations.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmers
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Leaders who grasp this framework will see themselves not just as managers of tasks but as architects of signals, stewards of patterns, cultivators of pathways, and guardians of heuristics.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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At the core of Oud Zarian is an 80-year-old oud from Bangladesh, sourced through a partnership with another storied house, Jalali Agarwood, one of the world’s most respected oud cultivators.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Despite being legal, the illicit market is thriving, with only 38% of the cannabis consumed in California coming from licensed growers, according to a 2024 report released by the state Department of Cannabis Control.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Pressures in the farm economy may draw more growers to seek similar incentive programs, Richter said, noting the strong attendance of an informational meeting hosted by The Nature Conservancy in August.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Farmers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmers. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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