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
To be sure, the unrestrained freedom to destroy the country’s wild legacy for money bought many of these people houses, islands, and ranches.
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Dan Flores, Time, 29 May 2025
Birthday cake stands alongside blue raspberry and artificial banana as one of my favorite synthetic flavors — those modern tastes engineered in a food lab, not found in nature (think ranch).
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
But the ranch’s true luxury revealed itself in the quiet moments: making the first turn on a slope entirely my own and riding horseback as snow fell in soft, silent flakes.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2025
The name of the town near the ranch, Teuchitlán, has become a rallying cry for justice and shorthand for distrust in the government.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
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Dan Flores, Time, 29 May 2025
Birthday cake stands alongside blue raspberry and artificial banana as one of my favorite synthetic flavors — those modern tastes engineered in a food lab, not found in nature (think ranch).
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
But the ranch’s true luxury revealed itself in the quiet moments: making the first turn on a slope entirely my own and riding horseback as snow fell in soft, silent flakes.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2025
The name of the town near the ranch, Teuchitlán, has become a rallying cry for justice and shorthand for distrust in the government.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranch
farm
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After a lengthy stay abroad, his mother returns to the farm.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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Head over to Carlsbad Strawberry Company and pick your own at the farm or go to a strawberry stand or farmers market.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranch. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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