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
Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
In the heyday of the state’s dairy farming industry — the 1950s and ’60s — Connecticut had nearly 1,000 dairy farms.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
According to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Guy supported her family by farming and socialized with the white families of the county.
—Brooke Greenberg, Arkansas Online, 18 Jan. 2026
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Noun
In response, farmers have turned to TikTok to improve their farming skills, and find new buyers for their crops.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
In the heyday of the state’s dairy farming industry — the 1950s and ’60s — Connecticut had nearly 1,000 dairy farms.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 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
Ens was regularly farming outside, milking cows by hand, plowing fields and helping her family butcher animals.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
According to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Guy supported her family by farming and socialized with the white families of the county.
—Brooke Greenberg, Arkansas Online, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farming
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These arrivals enter industries across the board but primarily construction, house care, IT and computer work as well as one of New Zealand’s key industries – the primary sector which includes agriculture, forestry and mining, according to Olsen.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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That talent pool has attracted companies focused on agriculture, life sciences and engineering — industries the plan suggests the city should continue prioritizing.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Worries about a possible data center coming to Spring Hill have been put to rest, after the applicant on Friday withdrew its request to rezone more than 300 acres of agricultural land for industrial use.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Carnival rides, midway attractions and agricultural demonstrations soon became staples.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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Iran had been building that capacity in Iraq since the 1980s, cultivating Shia political networks, exile parties and militia groups during and after the Iran-Iraq War and beyond with the explicit goal of ensuring a post-Saddam Iraq would never again threaten Iranian security.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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Organizations that fail to provide clearer pathways risk losing the very leaders responsible for cultivating talent across the enterprise.—
Ruth Umoh,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Perched between China and India, the country of 30 million people has been plagued for decades by political instability, crippling a largely agrarian economy and worsening unemployment – structural issues compounded by rampant corruption.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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She wasn’t dissuaded two years later — and mid-renovation — when a $475 million Target distribution center was announced for the small city, creating an industrial foothold in a mostly agrarian area.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Starting Seeds Indoors Start a peach tree indoors by harvesting the seeds located inside the pit.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
10 Mar. 2026
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On this day, the volunteers will visit six sites, harvesting oranges and lemons.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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In the end, Pearl’s family hosts an end-of-harvest party, sharing the bounty with neighbors who start to think about planting their own gardens.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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As the match officials made their way off the pitch, Guardiola was planting a kiss on the cheek of his goalkeeper, James Trafford, and waving, almost dewy-eyed, towards the City fans in the most vertiginous parts of St James’ Park.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Farming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farming. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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