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 jury has been shown transcripts of angry emails and text messages between Serafini and his wife’s parents that show a heated ongoing dispute over a $1.3 million loan from his in-laws to help fund his wife’s fledgling horse ranch business.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
The former Sony, Capitol, and Columbia Records executive and his soon-to-be wife Rebecca wound up falling in love with a picturesque ranch tucked away in Central California’s Santa Ynez Valley, about 40 minutes north of Santa Barbara.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
But, increasingly, longer-term immersion into the day-to-day of ranches, farms or vineyards has become more appealing.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
The operation is massive: participants haul wagons and horses up to Nevada from all over California and coordinate nightly rest stops in shopping centers, ranches, even neighborhoods.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
The former Sony, Capitol, and Columbia Records executive and his soon-to-be wife Rebecca wound up falling in love with a picturesque ranch tucked away in Central California’s Santa Ynez Valley, about 40 minutes north of Santa Barbara.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
But, increasingly, longer-term immersion into the day-to-day of ranches, farms or vineyards has become more appealing.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
The operation is massive: participants haul wagons and horses up to Nevada from all over California and coordinate nightly rest stops in shopping centers, ranches, even neighborhoods.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranch
farm
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Vertical lines on the left represent farm fields, and a six-pointed star on the right depicts a star garnet, the Gem State’s official state gem.—
Michael Lycklama,
Idaho Statesman,
28 June 2025
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Just over 50% is used for farm irrigation, and almost 20% is used for drinking water.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranch. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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