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

But, taken together, the findings reveal how the collapse of federal support for solar has spread across American agriculture from major corporations to family farms. —

Ayurella Horn-Muller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 There are still active farms, nursery clusters, equestrian properties and agricultural businesses throughout the Agricultural Reserve. —

Mike Atchison, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026 Though farmers in the South and Northeast are having the greatest difficulty, farms across the United States are affected. —

George Petras, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026 However, the was some damage to some farms there. —

Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026 But, taken together, the findings reveal how the collapse of federal support for solar has spread across American agriculture from major corporations to family farms. —

ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026 Flooding in the northwest corner of Haiti this week killed at least 12 people and submerged hundreds of homes and farms, according to Haiti’s Office of Civil Protection. —

Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 How does the resistance get from farms to hospitals? —

Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026 Environmental authorities in Colombia say the mammals pose a threat to villagers who have encountered them in farms and rivers. —

CBS News, 13 Apr. 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

Noun

Curtis Russell, Colorado Cattlemen’s Association president, ranches in Sugar City in southeast Colorado and is a member of a grazing association that leases state lands.

— Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Studies of flies found on dairy farms and cattle ranches have shown that these insects are major spreaders of pathogens like salmonella, Moraxella bovis (pinkeye), and spreadable pathogens of bovine respiratory disease.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2026