farmland

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Recent Examples of farmland The law lets owners of farmland bordered on three-quarters of its edge by development apply to turn those parcels into houses or businesses — and if the county doesn’t approve or deny within 90 days, the application is approved automatically. Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026 The tornado packed winds of up to 160 miles per hour, ripping apart homes, overturning vehicles, damaging farmland and leaving more than 4,855 houses damaged across the province, according to CNN, citing Xinhua News Agency. Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026 Open side windows offer a panoramic view of farmland that sprawls in all directions. Midwest Living, 6 July 2026 South of Portland, the Coast Starlight travels through Oregon’s Willamette Valley—where farmland, vineyards, and wide-open fields extend toward the horizon—before the train begins a gradual climb toward the Cascade Range. Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for farmland
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmland
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
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
  • 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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“Farmland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmland. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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