Thesaurus results for FARMS

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noun

plural of farm

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of farm

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

Noun

Food is locally sourced from Zambian farms, where possible. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 Florida also alleges ChatGPT routinely presents itself as trustworthy and reliable while OpenAI markets the product for everything from managing farms and family businesses to healthcare decisions and financial matters. —

Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026 From farms to breweries, the former senator has highlighted his past work to cap the cost of insulin and restore employee pensions. —

Haley Bemiller, USA Today, 1 June 2026 The mother spends her waking hours working on other people’s farms and performing tasks the neighbors prefer not to do themselves. —

The Know, Denver Post, 31 May 2026 At Maizajo, only native heirloom corn is used, chosen from small farms and processed as the chef’s ancestors would have done for thousands of years. —

Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 The killers went back to their farms and families and lived on. —

Literary Hub, 26 May 2026 That land includes farms, holiday cottages, forests, residential and commercial buildings, and even a cricket club—the site of the Kia Oval is owned by the Duchy of Cornwall. —

Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 May 2026 Urban micro flower farms sell blooms and beautify communities at the same time. —

Ashley Stimpson, Washington Post, 24 May 2026

Verb

Today, the winery farms eight estate vineyards across Napa Valley, while the original winery building, once used for production, now welcomes guests as a tasting space. —

Yuri Shima, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 Jim Falk, who sells seeds and grows crops on a 700-acre farm in western Minnesota with his son, farms specialty soybeans for customers overseas. —

Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 Hudgins said the canning association’s average grower farms about 40 acres of peaches plus another crop, such as almonds or walnuts. —

Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026 Staff also farms about 1,500 acres of row crop, like corn and sorghum sudan, and small grains, like wheat and oats. —

Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026 Joe farms about 700 acres of mostly corn and soybeans, some surrounding the vineyard and others within 4 miles of the vineyard. —

Michael Johnson, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2026 Jon Peacock also farms in Randolph County. —

Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026 Mike farms 700 acres of almond trees throughout San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties with his son, Erik. —

Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026 Kevin Deinert farms the same land his great-great-grandfather did near Mitchell, South Dakota, about 80 miles from the Iowa state line. —

Kirk Siegler, NPR, 29 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for farms

Noun

Life on the ranches moves slowly, deliberately, and in pace with the surrounding nature.

— Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026
In last week’s episode, Beth’s butcher mentioned that a lot of local ranches had been bought out and/or shut down over the past few years.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 29 May 2026