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
Patty Oconnor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Global milk prices have crashed, driven by a massive oversupply, causing prices to plummet below production costs and threatening many small-to-mid-sized dairy farms.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
JoJo Ichikawa says all the milk used to make the ice cream will be sourced from local dairy farms.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
Oldroyd’s Buick was found Wednesday at a trailhead about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from her house in the rural area of farms and ranches.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
In 2024, Meta's $1 billion data center in Gallatin came online (the tech company also has partnerships with Silicon Ranch for solar panel farms within the Tennessee Valley region).
—Neil Strebig, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Mar. 2026
The farms were not named in the study.
—Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The dairy sources raw milk from local farms and processes it into various products, including milk, cream, and eggnog.
—Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
Aquifers are underground formations of sand, clay, gravel and rock that store and transmit the water that supplies our homes, ranches, farms, schools and businesses.
—Claire Marks, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
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
Today, Tyler farms full time with her husband Eric Wooldridge.
—Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 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
Noun
Almost all of this food is rescued from local grocery stores, restaurants, farms, and food manufacturers and distributors across San Diego and beyond.
—Patty Oconnor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Global milk prices have crashed, driven by a massive oversupply, causing prices to plummet below production costs and threatening many small-to-mid-sized dairy farms.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
JoJo Ichikawa says all the milk used to make the ice cream will be sourced from local dairy farms.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
Oldroyd’s Buick was found Wednesday at a trailhead about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from her house in the rural area of farms and ranches.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
In 2024, Meta's $1 billion data center in Gallatin came online (the tech company also has partnerships with Silicon Ranch for solar panel farms within the Tennessee Valley region).
—Neil Strebig, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Mar. 2026
The farms were not named in the study.
—Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The dairy sources raw milk from local farms and processes it into various products, including milk, cream, and eggnog.
—Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
Aquifers are underground formations of sand, clay, gravel and rock that store and transmit the water that supplies our homes, ranches, farms, schools and businesses.
—Claire Marks, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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
Today, Tyler farms full time with her husband Eric Wooldridge.
—Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farms
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Oldroyd’s Buick was found Wednesday at a trailhead about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from her house in the rural area of farms and ranches.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Santa Clara County’s landscape and politics have shifted considerably since the Bechtels, who also have lived in San Francisco and Piedmont, first bought the two ranches during the Eisenhower years.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And while these plants welcome pollinators of all kinds, deer don't like to dine on them.—
Michelle Darrisaw,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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Altuve starts his hitting motion with a high lift of his front leg and then plants that foot closer to home plate.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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There has never been a more powerful case for the liberal arts, a kind of education that cultivates human discernment.—
Greg Weiner,
Washington Post,
2 Mar. 2026
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The reality is, every professional cultivates a work persona.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The first layer, called the Level-1 Trigger, or L1T, harvests 100,000 events per second, and the second layer, called the High-Level Trigger, or HLT, plucks 1,000 of those events to save for later analysis.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Feb. 2026
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Passive atmospheric water generator MIT engineers invented a revolutionary passive device that harvests clean drinking water from desert air without electricity.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Farms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farms. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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