Definition of grangenext
as in farm
a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock asked the community's farmers to meet at the Howard family grange to help raise a new barn

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Recent Examples of grange Each spring, Rhode Island churches, granges, and legion halls serve johnnycakes as a part of their annual May Breakfasts, a historic spring celebration in the state. Saveur Editors, Saveur, 22 Apr. 2026 The homes have already been rebuilt, Smith said, but some of the community buildings, like the grange and store, are gone for good. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2022 Most of the region’s limited services, including the grange or community center, health clinic and general stores, are in the community of Big Sur north of the slide. Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2021 In addition, the first 1,000 La grange area runners that sign up through the Rotary Club web site receive a coupon that can be redeemed for a free pumpkin pie. Hank Beckman, chicagotribune.com, 23 Nov. 2020
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Noun
  • Clark has raised the big birds since the 1980s, and said the few full-scale ostrich farms around the country are trying to meet a growing demand.
    Dylan Lovan, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Locals still had to do shopping in the nearby city of Uruapan, where Mayor Carlos Manzo was gunned down by a cartel operative last year, and work on their farms in the mountains.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • This summer, Rodgers put together a team-bonding trip to a ranch out west for four days.
    Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • McKinney, who founded the network-consulting and security-services provider International Network Services, originally snapped up the Sonoma ranch in 2014 for just $12 million.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Grange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grange. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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