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
Lehman estimated there are only about 10 to 15 farms operating today that have large ostrich herds, and those producers have a better understanding of the animals’ behavior and free range needs. Dylan Lovan, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026 Locals still had to do shopping in the nearby city of Uruapan, where Mayor Carlos Manzo was gunned down by a cartel operative last year, and work on their farms in the mountains. Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Of course, the chefs are also largely sourcing ingredients from local farms as well. Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026 All the ingredients are sourced from Dwarika’s five farms dotted around the country. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026 The pine forests, the oak forests, all of the farms with olive, almond, cherry trees. Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Meaning that the blue weber agave used in its production was cultivated from farms that actively restore soil health and improve local ecosystems rather than just sustaining them. Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Taylor Farms works with hundreds of family farms for its produce and handles processing, packaging and distribution itself. Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 In one of the findings, bat houses — artificial roosts in urban environments, similar to nest boxes for birds — were doing their job helping to suppress pests on pecan farms in Texas. Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 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
  • Shallow groundwater stores supported fruit orchards, alfalfa fields, livestock ranches and, at one point, a water park and dozens of manmade lakes where people could fish, sail and water ski.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • If the composite can maintain its performance in seawater, it could eventually be used in offshore power plants, marine energy islands and marine ranches.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The club also plants and maintains various Naperville gardens, including Paw Paw Garden at Naper Settlement, Veterans Garden, Blue Star Marker Garden, and the garden and planters at the DuPage Children’s Museum and Trinity House.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Standing at two hours and 30 minutes, along with a 15-minute intermission, the narrative plants you in the middle of a world of ironies.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • To avert future calamities, the forest outside Bordeaux must be thinned and its fire breaks widened, said Arthur Guérin-Turcq, a Sorbonne University geographer whose family cultivates pines near Le Porge.
    Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
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  • The top layer snaps up laser light and converts it into electricity, while the bottom layer harvests the waste heat to extract even more energy.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
  • Local producer Tsar Nicoulai Caviar raises and harvests its own caviar across its seven fisheries around the area.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

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“Farms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farms. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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