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Recent Examples of field hand
While still a young girl, Tubman was taken away from her mother and forced to work as a maid, a nanny, a trapper, and a field hand.
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Criminals prey on avocado orchard owners, field hands and drivers who transport avocados for export, among other targets.
—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
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Criminals prey on avocado orchard owners, field hands and drivers who transport avocados for export, among other targets.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for field hand
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Consult with local apple tree farmers or garden associations to find the best variety for your home.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
10 Jan. 2026
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The importance of hardiness zones lies in their ability to help gardeners and farmers choose plants that will thrive in their specific region.—
Heather Zidack,
Hartford Courant,
10 Jan. 2026
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Investigators believe the fire started when a combine harvester in an agricultural field sent up some sort of sparks and ignited hay bales.—
Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Aeschylus’s telling of the myth includes the detail that Prometheus has a role as a data harvester of sorts, armed with information that helps Zeus and the Titans come to power, but also information about Zeus’s eventual downfall.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Post-Prohibition, when the spirit was flowing back into the United States, planter’s punch became one of many tropical drinks that surged in popularity.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2026
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The four-mile long island was used in the 1700s as a summer refuge for wealthy rice planters escaping malaria.—
Lyn Riddle,
Boston Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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These friends-to-enemies must navigate their complicated feelings for each other while solving the mystery of why reapers are turning part-human again.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
19 Dec. 2025
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But when a patient recognizes him from his dangerous past, Brown has eight hours to elude the government, mob hitmen, quack surgeons, and a trail of dead gangers to beat the reaper somehow.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 Dec. 2025
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Breeder-educator James Loud brings yet another angle, centering on genetics literacy, breeder certification and transparent breeding practices that appeal to both hobbyists and more experienced cultivators.—
Sara Payan,
Rolling Stone,
3 Dec. 2025
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Amy Wessner, a Mountain View resident, bought fresh vegetables from Swank Farms, a cultivator from Hollister.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
29 Nov. 2025
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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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As wine growers return to this tradition—pre-mass production era—the island’s wine scene has been turning heads globally.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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How to Harvest Harvesting apples is a real treat that reflects a grower's hard work and dedication.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
10 Jan. 2026
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One of those deals was signed by former New York Yankees farmhand Omar Martinez, a 24-year-old catcher who elected free agency in November after over seven years in the organization.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
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Lastly, the Angels played the video deposition of Eric Smith, a former Arizona Diamondbacks farmhand.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Field hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/field%20hand. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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