farmland

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Recent Examples of farmland Along the road between Somerset and Ligonier, wind turbines and solar panels dot ridges and farmland. Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026 Olikara, who grew up around Wisconsin’s farmland, bristles at how routinely rural America is flattened into caricature. Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 One was raised amid the rolling farmland of rural Pennsylvania. Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026 At the same time, a few miles upstream, state law encouraged landowners to soak some of Oregon’s most expensive real estate and least productive farmland, a ProPublica and Oregon Public Broadcasting analysis of water use has found. Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for farmland
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmland
Noun
  • Anhydrous ammonia is caustic and must be handled as a compressed gas, but given the high nitrogen content, technology was developed to store and transport so it could be injected into cropland.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Large cropland areas replace diverse habitats.
    François Leroy, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The only things keeping Kaskaskia from transforming into a complete ghost town are the richness of the land, too alluring not to farm, and the church.
    Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The program takes students to the more than 130-year-old Nicolaus Dairy farm in Elk Grove and teaches them about food production.
    Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026
Noun
  • Visitors can also hike through the salt marshes of Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge, stop for coffee and pastries at Dave's Coffee, or browse the eclectic shops and gardens at Fantastic Umbrella Factory, a former 19th-century farmyard turned open-air shopping village.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
  • The whisky has a layered and complex nose, almost quirky, with earthy/farmyard aromas and pancake syrup, followed by black pepper and espresso bitterness that add depth.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Once the ranch opens, the program will be free and offered as an option for those who are Medicaid-eligible through partnering organizations throughout the state.
    Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Videos of World Cup tourists trying — and raving — about Taco Bell, ranch dressing, even gas station Twinkies, have become the most durable meme of this year’s tournament.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026

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“Farmland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmland. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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