as in agriculture
the science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock
since an ancestor settled there in the 19th century, farming has been the only occupation for six generations of the family
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as in agricultural
engaged in or concerned with agriculture
years of drought had a devastating impact on the region's farming communities
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as in cultivating
to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on
we're planning on farming 50 acres the first year
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Recent Examples of farming
Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
This moment 50 years ago tested the fabric of Yuba City, then a much smaller farming community, and the resilience of those in Martinez who responded to the tragedy of strangers that fell on their doorstep.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Logan had recently stepped away from farming land near the project, and the food truck—serving burgers, chicken, gumbo, and rice and beans—seemed like a way to build a new livelihood without leaving the community.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Dedicated beet farming now spans 17,013 acres across 7,543 operations nationwide.
—Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
This moment 50 years ago tested the fabric of Yuba City, then a much smaller farming community, and the resilience of those in Martinez who responded to the tragedy of strangers that fell on their doorstep.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Adjective
Some of those people may be professional myrmecologists (scientists who specialize in the study of ants) and fourmiculture (ant-farming) enthusiasts.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
Farm worker sent back to Guatemala Ed Densieski's family has been farming in East Quogue for more than 100 years.
—Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Logan had recently stepped away from farming land near the project, and the food truck—serving burgers, chicken, gumbo, and rice and beans—seemed like a way to build a new livelihood without leaving the community.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farming
Noun
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It is still used for washing, irrigation, and agriculture in many nearby villages.—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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To help boost business in the district, Arenas re-established the office of economic development, which is meant to coordinate business efforts outside of the region’s cities, including agriculture, a mainstay of South County.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Beyond that lies the equestrian and agricultural country of Somerset County, including Moorland Farm, home of the annual Far Hills Race Meet horse race for more than 100 years.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Large portions of California consist of deserts, mountains, forests, and agricultural regions with little housing development.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Verb
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After the war, Mojtaba Khamenei may try to strengthen his own position by cultivating that younger cohort.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Time,
9 May 2026
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The source argued that while Iran spent decades building and cultivating proxy networks across the Middle East, Western governments largely avoided investing in organized anti-regime infrastructure inside Iran itself.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Those two issues, in particular, women’s empowerment and agrarian reform, went over like a lead balloon with the archconservatives of the country, especially religious.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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As a poet, novelist, and essayist, Wendell Berry is one of the great modern voices of agrarian values.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Landscape designer Ben Gordon of Metropolitan Garden and Design notes that harvesting the outer leaves first allows the inner leaves to continue growing, with many varieties ready to harvest by April or May.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2026
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Cut-and-come-again is a gardening practice that involves harvesting only the outer, mature leaves of the plant, leaving young leaves or root systems alone.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Leeks also have the same growing needs as onions, and planting them in the same bed can simplify your gardening tasks.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 May 2026
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Rather than keeping onions and sage side by side, try planting onions near carrots, chamomile, strawberries, lettuce, nightshades, or brassicas.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
10 May 2026
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“Farming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farming. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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