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Recent Examples of field hand
Criminals prey on avocado orchard owners, field hands and drivers who transport avocados for export, among other targets.
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Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
The field hands who work there will earn wages well above what’s standard for this rural area of Portugal.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
Born on the old Armant plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana, where his mother and father cut sugar cane as field hands, Nailor walked to a segregated school while white students like Weber whizzed past on buses.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024
At that point, many field hands crossed the border and stayed for good — aging with each successive crop.
—Miriam Jordan Adam Perez, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
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Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
The field hands who work there will earn wages well above what’s standard for this rural area of Portugal.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
Born on the old Armant plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana, where his mother and father cut sugar cane as field hands, Nailor walked to a segregated school while white students like Weber whizzed past on buses.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024
At that point, many field hands crossed the border and stayed for good — aging with each successive crop.
—Miriam Jordan Adam Perez, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for field hand
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For American farmers waiting on harvesting equipment, that means delays, shortages and higher costs down the line.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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The administration says the white South African farmers face discrimination and violence in South Africa, which the country’s government denies.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Experimental buys, scouting missions and a handful of harvester prototypes.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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As the researchers discovered, Iberian harvester queens’ eggs develop differently depending on whether the queen needs mates to produce future Iberian harvester ant queens, or a hybrid workforce that makes up 99% of the colony.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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The boutique will include handmade must haves, one-of-a-kind treasures and great gift ideas, as well as quilts for all ages, holiday items, children’s toys, lovely home décor, planters and unique household goods to name a few.—
Dawn Giangiulio,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Then think about where the planter will sit.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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The restaurant's signature, Nashville-style chicken tenders and sliders come in seven spice levels, from no spice to reaper, which requires customers to sign a waiver before eating it.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Check out more fan-favorites like a seven-foot-tall Frankenstein’s monster, a 10-foot reaper, and a giant spider.—
Claire Harmeyer,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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Colorado regulators fined more than 40 cannabis cultivators and manufacturers over the last five years for failing to comply with testing requirements.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
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Those businesses have been waiting for cultivators, manufacturers and testing facilities to establish a supply of products to sell to customers.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These opportunities weren’t universally available to all girls though, as there were barriers to entry for both African American and poor white daughters of tenant farmers and sharecroppers.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
25 July 2025
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This was a common practice in British rule, as seen with the Irish tenant farmers, as well as in Great Britain’s dominant involvement in the slave trade.—
Tanya Talaga
July 24,
Literary Hub,
24 July 2025
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When an unlucky farmhand gets bitten, the disease spreads to humans.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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How many farmhands does a team with a checkbook as thick as the Mets' really need?—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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Stay in the countryside, walk through the orchards, meet the growers, and taste several dishes infused with cherry—from gazpacho to cake.—
Nigel Hack,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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Neighbors have blamed the international hay growers for running their wells dry.—
Clara Migoya,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Field hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/field%20hand. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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