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
Bloomberg, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
The governing board of Saline Township, a farming community of some 2,200 residents in Washtenaw County, Michigan, meets on the second Wednesday of every month in a white clapboard hall down a muddy, unpaved road.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Business of Food covers how the world feeds itself in a changing economy and climate, from farming to supply chains to consumer trends.
—Stacey Vanek Smith, Bloomberg, 23 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The low-margin environment has intensified with the war in Iran, further delaying purchases of larger farming equipment.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
The governing board of Saline Township, a farming community of some 2,200 residents in Washtenaw County, Michigan, meets on the second Wednesday of every month in a white clapboard hall down a muddy, unpaved road.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 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
Introduced in the 1970s, Roundup quickly became the top-selling herbicide in the United States and integral to farming.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Business of Food covers how the world feeds itself in a changing economy and climate, from farming to supply chains to consumer trends.
—Stacey Vanek Smith, Bloomberg, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farming
Noun
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Human rights groups and regional NGOS have long warned that economic desperation in rural communities – where a lack of wage labor and vulnerable subsistence agriculture leave few alternatives – drives locals to take life-threatening risks.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Texas’ deep ties to cattle ranching, beef and agriculture mean comments about meat consumption likely carry more political weight here than in many other states.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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The massive delta is revered not only for its capacious water supply and agricultural support, but also its famed Delta breeze that often brings relief from stretches of hot weather.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Fertilizer prices track the cost of natural gas, one of their principal production inputs, meaning energy shocks ripple directly into the agricultural markets.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Kokopeli’s South Park characters operate similarly, these widely recognizable models becoming a flexible tool for cultivating and capturing the nostalgic interest of the artist’s viewers.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The storytelling is as important as the mise-en-scène—the bar is named for the poet-boxer Arthur Cravan, who spent his life cultivating a mysterious, unconventional persona.—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Photographer David Plowden started out chronicling American railroads in the postwar era before broadening his focus and hopscotching the country, using his camera to document the nation’s changing industrial and agrarian landscapes.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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The agrarian reform made little progress.—
Roberto Andrés,
The Dial,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Matthews has been harvesting vegetables in her backyard for 15 years.—
Yolanda Harris,
AJC.com,
28 May 2026
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Farm to table has pushed restaurants toward seasonal, rotating menus that change based on what local producers are harvesting.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Consider planting seeds for a second harvest of okra, squash, and cucumbers that mature quickly.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
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Try planting a ring of parsley around the trunks of apple trees as part of a fruit guild, or grow a few parsley plants in pots and move them beneath the trees when the parsley starts flowering.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 2026
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“Farming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farming. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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