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Recent Examples of farmhand
Peter Falk plays a man reading a story to his grandson, about a Princess Buttercup (Robin Wright), who falls in love with her farmhand, Westley (Cary Elwes).
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David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Apr. 2026
One person seemingly determined to ignore the war was Adnan Abdo, a Syrian Kurd who worked as a farmhand in Tyre.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Kitted out in boots and a safari shirt, Ramsden looked more like a tourist than a farmhand.
—Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
That is the long-term hope the Yankees have for the farmhand, though temporary relief work could get Lagrange in the big leagues sooner and hasn’t been ruled out by the club.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
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David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Apr. 2026
One person seemingly determined to ignore the war was Adnan Abdo, a Syrian Kurd who worked as a farmhand in Tyre.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Kitted out in boots and a safari shirt, Ramsden looked more like a tourist than a farmhand.
—Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
That is the long-term hope the Yankees have for the farmhand, though temporary relief work could get Lagrange in the big leagues sooner and hasn’t been ruled out by the club.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmhand
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Nestlé aims to source 50% of its key ingredients from farmers using regenerative practices by 2030.—
Jasmin Sykes,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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This allows farmers to see how much water is in the tree itself instead of the soil, saving money and water.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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More traditionally, Boötes is a herdsman or a plowman.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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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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The final scene shows Kaleb driving a combine harvester, and radioing Clarkson to tell him that his partner, Taya, has gone into labor with his third child.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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The harvester must have harvested oysters during the 2025-26 season, with proof in harvest reports.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Dressing gardens with compost helps improve soil structure and fertility, supports sustainable gardening practices, keeps ecosystems in balance and can reduce greenhouse gases, agriculturists tell us.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Harvesting, usage, and benefits The type of rooibos predominantly cultivated by the tea industry is the Cederberg region’s Nortier (sometimes called Nortieria), named for the man credited with kick-starting the rooibos tea industry, South African agriculturalist Pieter le Fras Nortier.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
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Heirloom carrots, artichokes, cauliflower, and other plants (many cultivated by an in-house agronomist) are transformed into gorgeous dishes designed to reveal the essence of each ingredient.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 June 2026
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Farmers currently may need the assistance of an agronomist to analyze the data and use it for future planting strategies.—
Tyler Jett,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The combine/reaping machine cutting mechanism (1833) American inventor Obed Hussey patented one of the earliest practical mechanical reapers in 1833.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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Not only were inventions more numerous, but consequential inventions also emerged during this period, including the McCormick mechanical reaper, the Colt revolver, and Goodyear’s vulcanization process.—
David H. Hsu,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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Terras Gauda has even helped encourage adoption by providing plant material to growers interested in grafting the variety into their vineyards.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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As inflation and supply chains disruptions caused prices at the grocery store to soar, and a cultural movement toward sustainable, organic eating increased, the number of backyard growers and micro-farmers are rapidly growing across Connecticut.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2026
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Tabar Gifford is a master gardener and partnership cultivator at American Meadows and High Country Gardens.—
Mallory Carra,
The Spruce,
14 June 2026
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But one of the state's largest cannabis cultivators says that promise is beginning to break down.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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“Farmhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmhand. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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