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Recent Examples of farmland
The system of aqueducts and pipelines transports water from the Delta to 27 million people in cities from the Bay Area to San Diego, and to 750,000 acres of farmland.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
As part of the settlement, Riverview has agreed to fallow 2,000 acres of farmland in the Sulphur Springs Valley to reduce groundwater usage and conserve more water for the future, Mayes said.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
For years, residents living amid the tracts of suburban sprawl and bucolic farmland along Santa Clara County’s southern reaches often traveled upwards of an hour by car to seek cardiac care in San Jose.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
This whisky is made from barley grown on farmland surrounding the distillery, and every step from malting to bottling is done onsite (other expressions, however, are made from barley purchased from malting houses).
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2026
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
As part of the settlement, Riverview has agreed to fallow 2,000 acres of farmland in the Sulphur Springs Valley to reduce groundwater usage and conserve more water for the future, Mayes said.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
For years, residents living amid the tracts of suburban sprawl and bucolic farmland along Santa Clara County’s southern reaches often traveled upwards of an hour by car to seek cardiac care in San Jose.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
This whisky is made from barley grown on farmland surrounding the distillery, and every step from malting to bottling is done onsite (other expressions, however, are made from barley purchased from malting houses).
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmland
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Palestinian officials said settlers burned cars, desecrated mosques, ransacked industrial plants and destroyed cropland.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Dec. 2025
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In Mongolia’s eastern steppes, an initiative implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is helping farmers revive more than 11,000 hectares of cropland through no-till farming and intercropping—restoring productivity while protecting ecosystems.—
Kaveh Zahedi,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Cattails are native to Florida, but in the Everglades they have been characterized as another tombstone, a sign that nutrient pollution from sugarcane farms to the north has transformed the ecosystem into something else.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The working farm doubles as a luxurious inn with suites, cottages, and cozy rooms, plus a spa, restaurant, speakeasy, lake, and trails.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2026
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The 1952 novel follows the story of an unlikely farmyard friendship between a spider named Charlotte and a pig named Wilbur.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Nov. 2025
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Now open, the Activity Yard is an all-access pass to farmyard fun featuring Tiny Town – a pint-sized kids village – hillside slide, paint-a-farm-truck, farm animals, corn bin, bubble stations and more.—
Katie Nixon,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
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The letter in earlier promotional materials was stylized like the fictional ranch’s brand.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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For five years, Addie Bojorquez had been bonding with Tommy, her favorite horse, at a ranch near her family’s home in Hollister, California.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Farmland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmland. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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