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
Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food companies, is sticking to its goals to use more clean energy and climate-friendly farming practices despite evaporating federal support for those activities in the US, the company’s chief sustainability officer told Semafor.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Merrell Brothers lost money by farming the land to the tune of $3,061.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Noun
In a rural Louisiana farming community of 20,000 people, Meta is building a 4-million-square-foot AI data center, even as locals in Georgia grapple with a dwindling and discolored water supply following the construction of a similar facility that began in 2018.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food companies, is sticking to its goals to use more clean energy and climate-friendly farming practices despite evaporating federal support for those activities in the US, the company’s chief sustainability officer told Semafor.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
For example, doors open for the Soil to Fork Experience, where visitors learn about farming the Quintosapore way and are then treated to an outdoor lunch with a view of the hills and Città della Pieve in the distance.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Merrell Brothers lost money by farming the land to the tune of $3,061.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farming
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Changing worldwide diets alone could lead to a 15% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, because the production of meat, particularly red meat, requires releasing a lot of planet-warming gases, researchers concluded.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Sasha Hupka Arizona is emerging as a hub for technology startups in fields like agriculture, real estate and health care.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The group of teenagers lured Slemmer into a remote area of the University of Tennessee agricultural campus.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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By partnering with local farmers and ranchers, every dish celebrates the rich agricultural landscape of Arizona.—
Wyles Daniel,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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These foundations include having a consistent bedtime and wake-up time, avoiding technology use at night, and cultivating a cool, dark and quiet sleeping environment.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Fifth generation Hamilton County farmer Rodney Rulon not only grows thousands of acres of corn and soy but is now cultivating a new approach to protecting the White River.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Barns and fenced pastures, along with several greenhouses, hoop houses, and other agrarian outbuildings, make up the property’s farming facilities.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
24 Sep. 2025
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The northern shore is an agrarian Eden clogged with the rental cars of honeymooners, mainland families and other tourists on an Instagram spree.—
Matt Negrin,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Advertisement As tech leaders deploy strategies and narratives that echo those of colonialism (read Karen Hao for more), the Congo is once again in the crosshairs, with miners harvesting the cobalt that powers smartphones, computers and electric vehicles in slave-like conditions.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Hunters in Kentucky are limited to harvesting one antlered deer per person statewide for the season.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The grass and roots can then be raked out after tilling the soil and before planting flowers.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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After planting the seeds of a murder-for-hire plot, Kimball reported to the FBI that Ennis was planning to have witnesses killed, and shortly thereafter, was granted confidential informant status.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Farming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farming. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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