as in farm
a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock
many of the area's proud, old farmsteads have been bulldozed by developers to make way for condominiums
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Recent Examples of farmstead
Inside deserted clapboard farmsteads, palatial Antebellum-era plantation houses and maximalist Queen Anne-style structures, Sansivero has discovered many residences that were never emptied, offering a portal into another life.
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Proximity to a central farmstead and contiguity with existing fields is important.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
The full scale operation at the farmstead launched in January 2024, Julianna Havnaer, a communications manager for Resolute Racing, told The Courier Journal.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
The warm orange color evokes a vintage farmstead feel that looks similar to the HGTV icon’s style.
—Hailey Roy, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Proximity to a central farmstead and contiguity with existing fields is important.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
The full scale operation at the farmstead launched in January 2024, Julianna Havnaer, a communications manager for Resolute Racing, told The Courier Journal.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
The warm orange color evokes a vintage farmstead feel that looks similar to the HGTV icon’s style.
—Hailey Roy, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for farmstead
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmstead
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Except my field isn't the farm.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Students travel all across the city to experience the school’s 80-acre operational farm, greenhouse and welding stations.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Joe Deviney, the county agricultural commissioner, said that so far none of the farms or ranches leaving the federal land has found a new location in Marin County.—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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In Strawberry Park Valley, this 15-acre ranch is about 15 minutes from the 182-trail Steamboat Resort.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Farmstead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmstead. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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