as in ranches
a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock
a farm that has been in the same family for five generations
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as in plants
to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on
we're planning on farming 50 acres the first year
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Recent Examples of farms
Kaveh Zahedi, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
They had been driven from their farms by drought and poor agricultural practices that left topsoil vulnerable to erosion.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Craftsmanship takes precedence in these moisture-wicking and super resilient slippers, made from all-natural wool sourced from small farms in Kyrgyzstan.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025
Texas does not have large-scale commercial turkey farms.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
The highways stretch out flat, winding around small cattle farms and churches.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
Globally, more than 30 percent of food is wasted each year across the supply chain—from farms and transportation to retail and households.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
With fantastic views of the Bay of Lagos and a luxurious architectural setting, Al Sud serves a locavore tasting menu that’s delicate but not fussy, with fish and seafood from Sagres plus meat and produce from nearby farms.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
The company currently supports more than 1,250 smallholder farms in Odisha and Karnataka, India, on their ROC journey.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Johnson, who began growing collard greens at 3, now farms on about an acre of land that has been passed down in the family.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Trump’s 2024 reëlection PAC received ten million dollars from the multinational conglomerate British American Tobacco, which farms an especially polluting, soil-depleting, and pesticide-intensive crop, and which has been sued for profiting from child labor.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
The alliance, which farms more than just watermelons, had the Watermelon Crawl at several different locations over the years, Chope said.
—Harley Walls, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
Smarter, more granular monitoring systems can help direct funding to small farms, giving them access to the emerging global carbon market.
—Kaveh Zahedi, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
They had been driven from their farms by drought and poor agricultural practices that left topsoil vulnerable to erosion.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Craftsmanship takes precedence in these moisture-wicking and super resilient slippers, made from all-natural wool sourced from small farms in Kyrgyzstan.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025
Texas does not have large-scale commercial turkey farms.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
The highways stretch out flat, winding around small cattle farms and churches.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
Globally, more than 30 percent of food is wasted each year across the supply chain—from farms and transportation to retail and households.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
With fantastic views of the Bay of Lagos and a luxurious architectural setting, Al Sud serves a locavore tasting menu that’s delicate but not fussy, with fish and seafood from Sagres plus meat and produce from nearby farms.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
The company currently supports more than 1,250 smallholder farms in Odisha and Karnataka, India, on their ROC journey.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
Farmlands to wetlands George Tibbitts mostly farms rice, but his son Carson was tilling a safflower field on one mid-August morning.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Johnson, who began growing collard greens at 3, now farms on about an acre of land that has been passed down in the family.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Trump’s 2024 reëlection PAC received ten million dollars from the multinational conglomerate British American Tobacco, which farms an especially polluting, soil-depleting, and pesticide-intensive crop, and which has been sued for profiting from child labor.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
The alliance, which farms more than just watermelons, had the Watermelon Crawl at several different locations over the years, Chope said.
—Harley Walls, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farms
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McGuane’s cowboys lose fights—for women, for their ranches, for their dreams—and tend to know when they’ve been beaten.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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The pack became unusually accustomed to feeding on livestock from nearby ranches, ultimately killing 87 cows, calves and sheep in just over six months, according to state wildlife officials.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Repot plants every two to three years into a container that is one to two sizes larger than the current pot.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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The drop in temperatures comes as several states have already experienced their first frost or hard freeze, with NWS meteorologists advising people to bring pets and plants indoors as far south as Texas and Alabama as winter temperatures take hold.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In her own life, Kat cultivates those conditions.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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By fostering an internal environment where employees are encouraged to question assumptions, share expertise, and engage in reflective thinking, The Rise Group cultivates the intellectual space needed to pursue meaningful insights.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The novel solution is a compact, top-like device that harvests kinetic energy from waves and vessel movements.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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Volunteers are needed to help Senior Gleaners of San Diego County, a volunteer group that harvests surplus fruit and vegetables from gardens and fields to donate to local nonprofits helping people in need.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Farms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farms. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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