farmland

noun

Definition of farmlandnext
as in cropland

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Recent Examples of farmland 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 The headwaters of the Colorado River, a vital source of water for 35 million people and 5 million acres of farmland, is drier than anyone can remember, my colleague Ian James reports. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 The Sacramento River Basin supports approximately 30 million Californians and 4 million acres of farmland across the state. — Lyanne Wang, CBS News, 2 July 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
  1. cropland
  2. farm
  3. farmyard
  4. ranch
Noun
  • Severance, which is 10 miles east of Fort Collins, is surrounded by irrigated croplands.
    — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2026
  • In the past eighteen months, three powerful hurricanes have destroyed countless homes and vast expanses of cropland, displacing more than a million people.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of cropland
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  • 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
Definition of farm
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  • 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
Definition of farmyard
Noun
  • Thanks to flavorful ranch seasoning mix, this meal comes together with just four ingredients.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 July 2026
  • Items on Danny’s menu include the classic burger ($9), PB&J regular burger ($11), triple classic burger ($15), drunken ranch regular burger ($11), patty melt pounder ($17) and a burger of the month single burger ($11).
    — Jenna Thompson July 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
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