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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The property, which contains a ranch with several buildings, was listed for sale in 2023 by the Burgher-Ray Ranch Group, a ranch brokerage team in Dallas that operates under Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty.
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Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2025
The 101-year-old ranch, built on a plateau just above the river, consists of a handful of cabins and bunkhouses surrounding a larger lodge.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
In the heat of summer, two young women from neighboring ranches discover a love that challenges them to reimagine desire, home, and their futures.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
The prolific Sheridan also more than dabbles outside the Dutton-family ranch gates with Mayor of Kingstown, Tulsa King, Lioness and Landman.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
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Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2025
The 101-year-old ranch, built on a plateau just above the river, consists of a handful of cabins and bunkhouses surrounding a larger lodge.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
In the heat of summer, two young women from neighboring ranches discover a love that challenges them to reimagine desire, home, and their futures.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
The prolific Sheridan also more than dabbles outside the Dutton-family ranch gates with Mayor of Kingstown, Tulsa King, Lioness and Landman.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranch
farm
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The 22-year-old, out of East Carolina University, started the season in the lowest level of the minor leagues — single A and worked his way up through the farm system before making his MLB debut in September.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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While the Kansas farm girl will appear in the musical movie, Chu says that audience will never actually see her face.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranch. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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