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 The latter became a young mother before eventually taking over her family’s Rio Paloma, Texas ranch from her father. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026 Chat up the people behind the region’s small ranches and orchards – Arata Farms, Kai’s Fresh Asian Produce, Alhambra Valley Beef & Pears – while enjoying live music and treats like fresh mini-doughnuts and Hawaiian-style popcorn. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 The series continues the story of Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser), who relocate from Montana to South Texas after a fire destroys their ranch. Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026 Separate from the plaza is a four-bedroom ranch or caretaker’s house, set apart from the compound’s main gathering zones. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ranch
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farm
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  • The only things keeping Kaskaskia from transforming into a complete ghost town are the richness of the land, too alluring not to farm, and the church.
    Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The program takes students to the more than 130-year-old Nicolaus Dairy farm in Elk Grove and teaches them about food production.
    Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026

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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranch. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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