Definition of ranchnext
as in farm
a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock lives on a cattle ranch in Texas that's as big as the whole state of Rhode Island

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Recent Examples of ranch Put a fun spin on ranch by folding some into your next batch of dressing. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2026 One aspect of Eloise’s personality that her parents and brother treasure the most is her connection with animals, from family pets to the deer and horses roaming on the ranch. Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 One factor that may have limited the disaster’s toll was the closure of the ranch’s hiker dormitories. Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 The water supply system for the park was also severely damaged, along with part of a new $208 million water pipeline project that was underway near the ranch. Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ranch
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farm
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  • 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

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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranch. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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