as in farms
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 farmsteads
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on the shores of Lake Michigan features miles of sand beach, lush forests, clear inland lakes, unique flora and fauna, towering bluffs, an island lighthouse, coastal villages, picturesque farmsteads and more.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmsteads
Noun
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Many of the farms, which are traditionally passed down to men within a family, have been abandoned.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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What seemed like a win-win—cheap sewage disposal, free nutrients for farms—was actually toxic.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Located amidst horse ranches in the city’s southernmost stretch, the garden spans the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park with more than 200 plots, including 10 quarter-acre farms leased for $324 to $1,600 per year.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
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The driest state in the country is often hit by droughts, but that hasn’t stopped developers from buying up ranches and farmland to build homes or businesses.—
Aarne Heikkila,
NBC news,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Farmsteads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmsteads. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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