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Recent Examples of farmland
On a hill wreathed in mist above the dark sea that runs between New Zealand’s North and South Islands, Ward and others crossed rugged farmland late on Tuesday night, carrying seven crates in silence by dim red torchlight.
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ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
The song’s narrator runs with Jenny through a field of Johnson grass, a weed that is particularly invasive in farmland, and can grow up to ten feet high.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
The environmentally responsible growth boundaries, approved by voters in 1990 and renewed in 2006, headed off the threat of development up the slopes of Mount Diablo and on farmland and scenic ridges.
—East Bay Times Editorial, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
The 14th-century château, which sits on top of a 700-person village in the region of Dordogne in the southwest of France, overlooks farmland and fields for acres and acres.
—Camille Okhio, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
The song’s narrator runs with Jenny through a field of Johnson grass, a weed that is particularly invasive in farmland, and can grow up to ten feet high.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
The environmentally responsible growth boundaries, approved by voters in 1990 and renewed in 2006, headed off the threat of development up the slopes of Mount Diablo and on farmland and scenic ridges.
—East Bay Times Editorial, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
The 14th-century château, which sits on top of a 700-person village in the region of Dordogne in the southwest of France, overlooks farmland and fields for acres and acres.
—Camille Okhio, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmland
Noun
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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
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Large cropland areas replace diverse habitats.—
François Leroy,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The precocious Church was embraced by the Cole household at a farm, known as Cedar Grove, in Catskill.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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In 1998, as many as 1,000 birds – mostly pelicans, wading birds and raptors – died around Lake Apopka, a tragedy blamed on poisoning from the pesticides used on the muck farms.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
Noun
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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
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Your littlest charges will marvel at the size of the camels, tortoises and giraffes lumbering about the zoo’s meandering paths, and then eagerly pet goats and sheep in the farmyard.—
Susan McDonald,
The Providence Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
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Now, Californians can’t build a home, can’t afford to buy a home, and can’t buy land to build multiple homes for a family ranch or compound.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Willow Park is also facing a major lawsuit over one of these developments; the neighboring cities of Fort Worth and Aledo filed suit against Willow Park in March, accusing the city of illegally annexing land part of a $500 million development, the Beall-Dean ranch.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 May 2026
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“Farmland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmland. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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