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
Thomas Heaton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Today, nearly 500 acres are dedicated to trees and shrubs, with an additional 300 acres in agricultural farming.
—Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
Charles Trepany, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
He was born in 1919, the seventh of 10 children of Strother and Vallie Lee Ficklin who made a living farming their land, raising chickens, and making molasses.
—John Wrory Ficklin, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Such assurances are unlikely to quell the community’s decades-long experience with polluted runoff, however, and small farmers say that runoff could also present a food safety problem and threaten to set back years of organic farming practices.
—Thomas Heaton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Today, nearly 500 acres are dedicated to trees and shrubs, with an additional 300 acres in agricultural farming.
—Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 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
Fed up with the clip farming all over your FYP?
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
He was born in 1919, the seventh of 10 children of Strother and Vallie Lee Ficklin who made a living farming their land, raising chickens, and making molasses.
—John Wrory Ficklin, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farming
Noun
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This pattern isn’t unique to bats, the authors suggested, and likely applies to biodiversity loss and its impacts on agriculture broadly.—
Leah Campbell,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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For a state like Illinois — a global hub for manufacturing and agriculture — these federal trade wars act as a direct anchor on our economy.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Each is near or on agricultural land, with at least one-fifth of the surrounding area used for grazing fields or crops, and would together supply about 20 gigawatts of electricity if built.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Martinez and Winter added an amendment tightening penalties for agricultural wage theft.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Sports franchises also care a great deal about cultivating and retaining repeat fans, particularly season-ticket holders, who provide a steady source of revenue.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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One garden tip Nielsen recommends when cultivating purple coneflower is to work compost into the soil at least two weeks before transplanting or planting coneflower seeds.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Building on Ikeno and Davies’ mention of Japan’s agrarian past in their cultural study, Hayama explained to me how this instilled a sense of quiet determination amidst struggles.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
9 Apr. 2026
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Few architects are better qualified to connect today’s city kids with their agrarian heritage.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Its temperature remains at -10C all year round, which is the temperature Peller sets for harvesting its ice wine grapes.—
Kalpana Fitzpatrick,
TheWeek,
15 Apr. 2026
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At the core of this diversity lies agriculture, which has for centuries defined the rhythm of life through the cycle of sowing and harvesting crops.—
Tamanna Nangia,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Earth Day on the 22nd is a wonderful anchor for habits around sustainability like planting something, spending more intentional time outside, or cutting back on single-use plastics.—
Cheryl Russell,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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One technique that's caught on is intercropping, says Vellimalar — planting other crops in the space between the pepper plants.—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Farming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farming. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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