farms 1 of 2

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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farms

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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
This way, truckers help pay for road improvements, and farmers--a big and influential electoral constituency--can work all day burning red fuel on their farms. — Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026 His team continues to preserve the natural environment whenever possible and farms organically, dry, and sustainably. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 The effort involved dozens of journalists from over 15 countries who visited factories and farms and boarded fishmeal ships at sea. — Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 The menu regularly changes based on what’s available from local farms and producers. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026 And with small California farms increasingly going out of business and more agricultural land being fallowed, the report’s findings help show how difficulties in the food production and processing industries could spell trouble for other sectors. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Properties care for on-site farms to capitalize on hyperlocal, seasonal produce. — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026 Local farms face ever degrading soil conditions, tougher markets and more extreme weather patterns. — Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026 The nearly 289,000-acre forest is interspersed with private property, farms, communities and roads, creating a patchwork of public and private lands across southern Illinois. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
Her family has run a livestock market since the 1930s and also farms almonds. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Today the winery farms more than 380 acres across Napa Valley, with vineyards in Rutherford, Carneros and Capell Valley, giving it access to dramatically different growing conditions depending on the variety. — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The brainchild of Marie Emerson, who farms with her husband, Dell, at Wescogus Wild Blueberry, the center educates visitors about the fruit’s history. — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farms
Noun
  • The collection reimagines Lee garments worn across America’s railways, ranches and rodeos from the 1920s to the 1940s through the creative lens of the late designer’s suiting label Ox’ed Silver.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Costner played John Dutton, the powerful patriarch of the Dutton family and owner of the Yellowstone Ranch, one of the largest cattle ranches in the United States.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Once Mooney plants the seed of his joke about how unhappy white Americans seemed after slavery the later images of Confederate memorial groups and white crowds at lynchings take on a surreal resonance.
    — Beandrea July, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Mungiu craftily plants the seed of this crisis in his opening shot, set in the aftermath of a stinging act of parental discipline.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In the sweeping farmlands near the Central Coast, a seed supplier that cultivates peppers, vegetables and fruit was hit with more than two dozen pesticide safety violations, some of them serious offenses that caused health or environmental hazards.
    — Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Like all classic noirs, Frank cultivates a sweaty, visceral realism to the main character’s desire to have a better life at any cost.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • An extensive kitchen garden and greenhouse are maintained on the property where the team grows and harvests organic fresh greens, vegetables, and herbs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Carmel Valley Ranch harvests its own honey, and with goats and a creamery on site, all of the cheese is made there as well.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Farms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farms. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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