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Recent Examples of farmhand
One of those deals was signed by former New York Yankees farmhand Omar Martinez, a 24-year-old catcher who elected free agency in November after over seven years in the organization.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Jeffrey Viel drew back into the lineup on the fourth line with Sean Kuraly and Mikey Eyssimont while Alex Steeves, the former Toronto farmhand who was recalled from Providence, will see second-line duty with Pavel Zacha and Viktor Arvidsson.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Aside from these Nazi-ish tendencies, Frankenstein is erotically obsessed with the borders of life and death, with wounds and organs being specific sites of fascination; meanwhile, Katrin’s attraction to a lowly, virile farmhand (Joe Dallesandro) jeopardises the sanctity of the experiments.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
When an unlucky farmhand gets bitten, the disease spreads to humans.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Jeffrey Viel drew back into the lineup on the fourth line with Sean Kuraly and Mikey Eyssimont while Alex Steeves, the former Toronto farmhand who was recalled from Providence, will see second-line duty with Pavel Zacha and Viktor Arvidsson.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Aside from these Nazi-ish tendencies, Frankenstein is erotically obsessed with the borders of life and death, with wounds and organs being specific sites of fascination; meanwhile, Katrin’s attraction to a lowly, virile farmhand (Joe Dallesandro) jeopardises the sanctity of the experiments.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
When an unlucky farmhand gets bitten, the disease spreads to humans.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmhand
Noun
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For farmers, children and others returning to areas after a conflict, a single step can mean permanent injury or death.—
Sagar Lekhak,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2026
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This stoneware version of the classic farmer's market berry basket is perfect for holding berries (of course) as well as candies, paper goods, or odds and ends.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Give your 19th-century plowman a dozen hard ciders, though, and see whether that plays a more significant role in his evening than his urge to pull himself up by his bootstraps.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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Even if, by the end of the tune, the plowman who sings it has lost his farm, and Bessie’s missing and presumably buried on it somewhere.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Yaghi’s water harvester offers a more portable and eco-friendly alternative.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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An organic farmer might use a tractor, a harvester, or a milking machine but avoid harmful fertilizers, pest controls, or animal growth hormones.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Despite that, effective control over such management priorities has long rested with agriculturalists and hunters, whose interests are not always shared by the vast majority of Coloradans.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2026
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Native to Southeast Asia, camellias first made their way to California during the Gold Rush, when agriculturist James Lloyd Lafayette Franklin Warren brought seeds from Boston.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2026
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All 11 stadiums — even the four that play NFL football on natural grass — will bring in special sod carefully crafted by agronomists and approved by FIFA.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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There are humans in the cabin of the combine - mostly agronomists who study the operations and yield, and use this information to optimize seeding plans for next season.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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At harvest, reapers took what was in the mix, both cultivated and wild.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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These friends-to-enemies must navigate their complicated feelings for each other while solving the mystery of why reapers are turning part-human again.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Wild ginger is a slow grower can take several years to form a sizeable clump.—
Lynn McAlpine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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Grape growers are leaving fruit to rot as harvest costs exceed market prices, while younger consumers abandon wine for beer and spirits.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Use a trowel or hand cultivator to break up the soil and turn it over.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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The commission offers a range of license types, including cultivators, craft marijuana cooperatives, product manufacturers, retailers, research facilities, independent testing laboratories, transporters and microbusinesses.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Farmhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmhand. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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